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12
Mar
2007

Mayo Clinic Finds Cell Phones Safe in Hospitals

The first sign you see when you enter a hospital is that you must turn off your cell phone. For years it has been reported that same technology used to transmit your calls, disrupts hospital machinery for operating properly.

In a study published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers say normal [...]

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5
Jan
2007

Five-Month-Old Conjoined Twins Separated

Doctors successfully separated 5-month-old conjoined twins from North Dakota during a six-hour procedure Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic.

Abygail and Madysen Fitterer, who were joined at the chest, “did exceptionally well,” said lead surgeon Dr. Christopher Moir.

“This is Day 99 of their hospital stay,” Moir said. “It is also Day 1 of their beautiful, separate lives.”

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