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When a patient is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, both curative and palliative (pronounced PAL-lee-uh-tiv) care may be needed. Palliative medicine is a specialty...
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For patients facing life-threatening illnesses, palliative (pronounced PAL-lee-uh-tiv) care can be an important addition to their treatment. The field of palliative medicine, as opposed...
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Types of Ultrasounds
When you hear the term “ultrasound,” the image that comes to mind may be of a technician moving a device (called a transducer) over...
