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Technique treats risky heart rhythm without surgery
January 2011 The Electrophysiology and Cardiac Arrhythmia Service is the first in Connecticut to offer a novel non-surgical approach to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder. |
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One young, happy cancer survivor
December 2010 Yale Medical Group doctors helped Hailey Ciarleglio, 3½, survive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Now she’s enjoying the holidays and looking forward to a ‘regular life.’ |
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Database is another tool in the search for a kidney
December 2010 A new national database attempts to match kidney donors with incompatible recipients to allow more patients to receive living donor transplants. |
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Karen Sutton, MD - Keeping athletes in the game
December 2010 As a former three-time lacrosse captain at Duke University, Karen Sutton, MD, is passionate about helping her patients get back to the sports they love. |
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Fixing glaucoma is safer, speedier with microsurgery
November 2010 The Yale Eye Center is the only practice in Connecticut to offer the low-risk Trabectome® procedure to lower pressure within the eye. |
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Phone-in doctoring fails to help heart patients
November 2010 A Yale study shows that telemonitoring does not improve outcomes for heart failure patients. |
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Breakthrough could improve treatment for Type 1 Gaucher
November 2010 New findings could lead to less expensive and more effective ways to treat a rare, serious disorder. |
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Confocal microscope is a giant step in esophageal cancer
November 2010 Diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer takes a giant step with the help of the world’s smallest microscope. |
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Ellen Matloff, MS: Providing genetic testing can change everything
November 2010 Ellen Matloff, MS, director of genetic counseling at Yale Cancer Center, views genetic testing as a gift that can benefit entire families. |
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In Bright Bodies, lifestyle changes mean better health for kids
November 2010 A Yale Medical Group endocrinologist and a registered dietitian are showing how good nutrition and exercise can be fun. |
A more personal look at the physicians of the Yale Medical Group
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Harry Aslanian: Using endoscopy for better outcomes
For this gastroenterologist and his colleagues, it can mean treating cancer sooner. |
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Marie Egan, MD: Taking control of your cystic fibrosis
Early identification, aggressive care are helping children live well into adulthood. |
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Peter Marshall, MD: Tipping the balance in critical care
Medical advances such as therapeutic hypothermia are helping critically ill patients |
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Derek Steinbacher, MD: Life-changing craniofacial procedures
For patients, these surgeries are improving structural defects, appearance and quality of life. |
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