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Medical Directions
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This 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.
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The UW Health Physician Liaisons have a long history of working with physicians who refer patients to UW Health. The team provides support regarding the UW Health referral process and helps to identify collaboration opportunities. Learn more about the services the liaisons provide. Read more
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For patients with brachial plexus and other peripheral nerve injuries there is treatment and hope for a better life. A critical benefit of UW Health's Brachial Plexus Clinic is the multidisciplinary approach used for evaluation purposes and treatment program development. Read more
More Neurology and Neurosurgery News:
Spasticity Clinic Explores and Implements Treatment Options
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Pediatric immunologists have long sought to screen for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), a universally fatal disease that became widely known during the 1970s and '80s, when the world learned of David Vetter, a boy with X-linked SCID, who lived for 12 years in a plastic, germ-free bubble. Read more
More Pediatric News:
Two Pediatric Specialty Clinics Open
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Already one of the nation's highest performing and respected organ procurement organizations, the University of Wisconsin Organ Procurement Organization (UW OPO) recently began a major push to further increase organ donation rates in the state. The two-year initiative, Forward Focus: Excellence in Organ Donation, is the first local donation improvement collaborative in the nation. Read more
More Transplant News:
New Transplant Study: Immune Response Between Family Members
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One in three children in the U.S. is overweight and unfit, increasing their risk of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Many of these complications can be avoided if treated early. The UW Health Pediatric Fitness Clinic helps address weight and fitness concerns through an individualized plan. Read more
More Orthopedics and Rehabilitation News:
Save the Date - Sports Medicine Symposium: May 3-4, 2012
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