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ADVANCE Perspective: Respiratory Views

Bank Robber Makes his Getaway with Loot and his Portable Oxygen System
September 16, 2009 1:17 PM by Colleen Mullarkey
The increasing portability of long-term oxygen systems has given patients more freedom to have an active lifestyle than ever before. But somehow I doubt manufacturers designed these on-the-go systems for patients on the run from bank robbery. An elderly Read More...
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Tennis Star Loses Big after Straying from Asthma Guidelines
January 21, 2009 12:00 PM by Colleen Mullarkey
When clinicians don't follow the asthma guidelines, patients usually end up paying the price. But in Filippo Volandri's case, he's literally paying the price - $166,000 in fact - for not following the guidelines as an asthma patient, Sky Sports reported Read More...
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Doctor Bilks Medicare for More than Half Million Dollars
July 22, 2008 12:14 PM by Kristen Ziegler
A Miami-area doctor was sentenced last week to 41 months in prison for her role in schemes to defraud the Medicare program to the tune of $621,646, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. A jury convicted the physician of writing Read More...
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