Surgical bandage robber gets 8.3 years in prison

Glens Falls Hospital invests in health care arms race with surgical robot
The Warren County, NY, hospital performed its first robotic surgery, a hysterectomy, last week after investing at least $ 1 million in the Da Vinci machine, according to a report by the Post-Star. The robot is capable of conducting up to 300 surgeries …
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Intuitive Surgical Profit Falls 5%
The decision to not issue sales guidance followed on what Chief Executive Gary Guthart called a "challenging year" in 2013, during which sales of the company's hallmark da Vinci surgical robots declined for the first time and the company's share price …
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Ahead of the Bell: Intuitive Surgical tumbles
Intuitive Surgical tumbled more than 6 percent before markets opened Friday after reporting a 5 percent decline in quarterly earnings. The maker of robotic surgical systems said after markets closed Thursday that that it sold fewer da Vinci surgical …
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Surgical bandage robber gets 8.3 years in prison
Kelley blamed his heroin use on “emotions.” Gurganus said Kelley concealed his face with a surgical mask and a bandage, and wore surgical gloves, when he robbed a branch of PNC Bank in Hazle Township on April 16, 2012. Kelley robbed the Choice One …
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Surgical wait times improve in Saskatchewan

New Book, Resident's Guide to the Fellowship Match, Helps Medical and …
New Book, Resident's Guide to the Fellowship Match, Helps Medical and Surgical Residents Land Competitive Fellowship Positions. New Book, Resident's Guide to the Fellowship Match: Rules for Success, demystifies the fellowship selection process for …
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Big regions missing surgery targets
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says new statistics released on Thursday shows it is on the right track with reducing surgical wait times even though some health regions, including Saskatoon and Regina Qu'Appelle, are falling short of the …
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Surgical wait times improve in Saskatchewan
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says new statistics released on Thursday shows it is on the right track with reducing surgical wait times even though several health regions, including Saskatoon and Regina Qu'Appelle, are falling short of the …
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Opposition NDP questions surgical wait time improvents

Intuitive Surgical Earnings: International Sales Growth Offsets Domestic Weakness
Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Q4 results released on January 23 were consistent with the preliminary financial results released by the company last week. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $ 576 million, down 5% year-over-year (y-o-y), but up …
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Beverly Hills Physicians offer free informational seminars to adults …
Beverly Hills Physicians is proud to offer free informational seminars and first consultations to adults interested in surgical weight loss at many locations throughout Greater Los Angeles and beyond. Lap band and sleeve gastrectomy surgery patients …
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Opposition NDP questions surgical wait time improvents
As Saskatchewan's health regions continue to work towards reducing surgical wait time, the province's opposition is questioning how accurate the government's measurements are. "Other provinces measure wait times from the time you or I would see our …
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Surgical shutdown at St. Boniface hospital could last weeks: official

Some Sask. health regions to miss surgery wait targets
… getting surgical wait times down to less than three months ;. Saskatchewan is continuing to work toward getting surgical wait times down to less than three months in the province but won't reach that goal for everyone before its original target of …
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Surgical shutdown at St. Boniface hospital could last weeks: official
WINNIPEG – It could take “weeks” to fix the problem that forced St. Boniface hospital to shut down 14 operating rooms, forcing the cancellation of dozens of elective surgeries so far. A malfunction in the St. B's air handling system led to pipes …
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Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation to Lead Plans to …
Abu Dhabi, January 27, 2014: The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Medical Center based in Washington, D.C., and the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have revealed that they are …
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Northwest Medical Center completes new surgical wing
Northwest Medical Center has built a new surgical wing with larger suites and technologically advanced equipment. The $ 50 million wing is complete and will be operational Jan. 27. The new wing brings the total number of operating rooms to 16, including …
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Education, surgery try "speed dating" for research
Researchers from the Department of Surgery and the School of Education got together last month to weigh the possibilities of research and other collaborations. Ambitious surgeon seeks educator who longs for a research partner. Let's get together and …
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Musicians make instruments from discarded guns

Musicians make instruments from discarded guns
Sound travels through barrels once used for bullets at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Inside the Contemporary Art Museum, students play instruments welded out of firearms rendered useless. The "Imagine, 2012" exhibit is the work of Mexican …
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10 Weird and Terrifying Medical Instruments from the Past
… 3D Printing // OurAmazingPlanet // Best Fitness Trackers // Human Origins // Image of the Day. 10 Weird and Terrifying Medical Instruments from the Past. By Mark Lorch, University of Hull | January 21, 2014 06:01pm ET. Expertvoices_02_ls_v2[2]. Go …
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MKS Instruments to Present at the Stifel Technology Internet & Media Conference
ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today that Gerald Colella, Chief Executive Officer and …
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