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American Medical Systems Announces 500th Patient Enrolled in PROPPER

American Medical Systems Announces 500th Patient Enrolled in PROPPER

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While we already have the most number of patients already enrolled in a prospective, multi-year, multi-center, global registry, we intend to continue enrolling patients for the foreseeable future" said Dr. Ronald Morton, Chief Surgical Officer, AMS …
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New Medical Device Treats Epilepsy With A Well-Timed Zap

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That might sound like science fiction, but a medical device that does that was just approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an option for people with epilepsy that's resistant to treatment with drugs. Seizures happen when groups of neurons fire …
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National study finds renal stenting does not improve outcomes for renal artery

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"The use of stenting to treat patients with renal artery stenosis is a treatment that clinicians have disagreed on for some time," said Dworkin, director of the Division of Hypertension & Kidney Disease at Rhode Island Hospital and a physician with …
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