January/February 2017

My Best Example
Author(s)3: Art Johnson
My Best Example 150 150 IEEE Pulse

What is the best illustration you use in class? While conversing with a faculty member at another educational institution, I asked him this question (answers to which sometimes trigger ideas…

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The War on Cancer

The War on Cancer
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
The War on Cancer 620 374 IEEE Pulse

Located on the north shore of Long Island in New York, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Figure 1) started out with a marine biology emphasis at the end of the 19th…

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Cancer Survivors

Cancer Survivors
Author(s)3: Summer Allen
Cancer Survivors 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Since President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Cancer” in 1971, the number of cancer survivors in the United States has quadrupled [1] and is still rising. Thanks to advances…

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New Dyes Making Tumors Easy to Spot and Remove

A Glowing Future
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
A Glowing Future 618 372 IEEE Pulse

“Did you get it all?” That’s one of the first questions many cancer patients ask when they awake following surgery to remove a tumor. Surgeons today can only say they…

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Electronic Health Records in Veterinary Medicine

Electronic Health Records in Veterinary Medicine
Author(s)3: Summer Allen
Electronic Health Records in Veterinary Medicine 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Imagine if you didn’t have to fill out paper forms each time you visited a new doctor or if you could access your personal medical records from your home computer.…

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Electronic Health Records: How Data Delivers Better Patient Outcomes

Electronic Health Records: How Data Delivers Better Patient Outcomes
Author(s)3: Jim Banks
Electronic Health Records: How Data Delivers Better Patient Outcomes 618 372 IEEE Pulse

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) provides health care free at the point of delivery and although it faces a constant battle for funding and skills it is nevertheless a…

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