Pulse

Director’s Cuts

Live from the OR, it’s surgery on the Web.

Real, Small Stuff

Still in its infancy in Minnesota, nanobiotechnology has already taken more than its first few steps.

Tune-Ups

Implantable cardiac device manufacturers are looking for better ways to monitor their products’ functionality. But is it making a difference?

Hearing the Beat

A Duluth researcher hopes artificial intelligence will help students and physicians fine-tune their ear for heart murmurs.

Power House

Tenacious scientists at the University of Minnesota continuously redefine what’s possible in magnetic resonance imaging.
 

End Notes

Computer Insecurity

By Michael Aylward, M.D.

 


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Cover Story

Change of Pace

Earl Bakken's name has long been synonymous with the high-tech medical device industry. Now he's a champion for low-tech therapies and healing environments.

By Kim Kiser

 

Perspective

Cool Tools: Google, RSS, Podcasts, Oh My!

A look at some applications that can make it easier to get up-to-date medical information.

By Melissa L. Rethlefsen, M.L.S., and Colin M. Segovis
 

Down the Rabbit Hole

A venture into the wonderland of medical blogs.

By Charles R. Meyer, M.D.

 

Clinical and Health Affairs

Managing Chronic Disease through Home Telehealth

By Stanley M. Finkelstein, Ph.D., and Edward Ratner, M.D.
 

Telemedicine Applications in Occupational Medicine

By Prathibha Varkey, M.D., M.P.H., Philip T. Hagen, M.D., William Wimsett, William Buchta, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Quality Rounds

To Err is... Still Possible

Are computerized physician order-entry systems creating a new set of problems?

By Scott D. Smith


Editor's Note

High Hopes for High Tech

 


MMA Viewpoint

Higher Alcohol Tax Will Cut Underage Drinking

 

MMA News

MMA Awarded Funds to Enlist Doctors in Smoke-Free Fight
Rochester Doctors Want to Derail Railroad Project
Is Your Home Address on the BMP Web Site?


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