A Surgical Procedure's Risks, Unmentioned

Published March 19, 2014

A Surgical Procedure's Risks, Unmentioned

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Developers, of course, do test new instruments, and practitioners often train with an expert before using them unsupervised to treat patients. And the Food and Drug Administration must confirm an instrument's safety and effectiveness before it can be …
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Holder endorses proposal to ease drug sentencing

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… carry mandatory minimum sentences. He has also said he wants to divert people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community-service programs and to expand a prison program to allow the release of some elderly, nonviolent offenders.
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Doctors open offices in Mass. to prescribe marijuana

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Many envisioned that most patients would consult with their regular doctor to decide whether they could benefit from the drug to treat a debilitating condition. Instead, the 2012 referendum that legalized medical marijuana is giving rise to a new niche …
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