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Medical DirectionsThis issue of Medical Directions continues our hybrid communication approach - offering a limited number of brief stories in printed form and taking advantage of Internet technology to bring you lots of additional information about UW Health services and providers.
Articles by Specialty
Featured News
ImageShare Going Hospital-wideUW Health ImageShare is a complementary service designed to expedite image sharing between UW Heath and partnering organizations by using a site-to-site VPN (virtual private network) to allow for fast and secure two-way exchanges of DICOM images. Learn more
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Working Together to Save a Life
When the pain from her headaches became unbearable, Shauna Gooch called her fiancé to take her to Watertown Regional Medical Center. As it turned out, the trip to the hospital was just in time. Read more
More Neurology and Neurosurgery News
Pediatrics
Whooping Cough Making a Comeback
Thought to be wiped out by the mid-1970s, whooping cough (pertussis), a bacterial disease characterized by a violent, debilitating cough, is making a comeback. Read more
More Pediatrics News Minnesota Patient First to Undergo Unique Cancer Treatment
Transplant
Living Kidney Donors Create Four-Way Exchange
Eight patients and seven surgeons added up to the largest paired live-donor kidney exchanges in history at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in July. Read more
More Transplant News
Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Biking Towards or Away from Bone Problems
Men who rely exclusively on biking for exercise may be at risk for developing bone problems. A UW Health sports medicine physician is investigating whether the same holds true for women. Read more
More Orthopedics and Rehabilitation News Meet Our New Orthopedic Surgeons
Heart, Thoracic & VascularDevice Aids Aneurysm Repair
The newly approved device allows very precise deployment and even repositioning of the stent to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Read more
More Heart, Thoracic and Vascular News
CancerResearchers Searching for Bladder Cancer Treatment Options
Jeremy Cetnar, MD and Tracy Downs, MD, are interested in optimizing management of both superficial disease and metastatic disease for bladder cancer. Read more
More Cancer News Assessing Genetic Risks for Ovarian and Breast Cancer
Other News
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