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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. By 2027, global surgical robotics sales are expected to reach $14.8 But there is undoubtedly impressive progress.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

At the spring meeting, the Geriatric Medicine Board reviewed candidate materials for two openings and voted to approve the following appointments: Kourosh A. Hoffman, MD , Hospital Corporation of America, to the Geriatric Medicine LKA Approval Committee Updates from the Geriatric Medicine Approval Committees Helen L.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

So Annie Since I was appointed timekeeper. I believe the age range was over 80 hospitalized patients and showed that relatively light level physical activity, often with weights, improved hospital outcomes. So Tim Anderson did a wonderful study looking at hypertensive management in the hospital. It’s okay.

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