Modern healthcare
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The first six months of 2008 brought a distressing number of air ambulance crashes, including one in late June that claimed six lives. But providers say the benefits far outweigh the risks. "Our job is to provide healthcare to our patients as quickly as possible," says Art Chance, left, of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System. "We see helicopter service as a vital part of that".
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Legislation barring genetic discrimination holds the promise of greatly expanding the use of genetic testing, along with spurring more research into individualized medicine. The bill "removes one of the major challenges by allowing people to participate in the research without fear of repercussions," according to Susannah Baruch, left, of the Genetics & Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University.