Medical Treatments and Procedures


The Zealot: Mission Critical

Sometimes the fastest way to get a job done is to start your own company.  Read story

The Heart Of The Matter: Bypass Surgery

After his third heart attack, William Lewis faced the risks of a coronary bypass.  Read story

Mail

This month's letters to the editor.  Read story

Long-Distance Medicine

Three start-ups in the field of long-distance medicine.  Read story

Pat Croce's Bottom Line

Too busy to exercise? Pat Croce's not buying it. Getting fit, he says, is simple -- just use the same tools you use to keep your business in shape.  Read story

They Promise That You Won't Glow In The Dark

Joan Brennan was 33 weeks pregnant and needed X-rays to show what was blocking her intestine. Because she had received several conventional X-rays elsewhe...  Read story

The Bite, the Snack and the Meal

Writing good Web content is a lot like planning a big dinner party. You're looking forward to inviting lots of guests, but you're not sure when the...  Read story

Heart On Ice

When doctors out to retrieve a human heart for a recent transplant operation in Louisville, they carried with them a red plastic picnic cooler. It wasn't...  Read story

Why It's Pat Croce's World

During his five-year reign as president of the Philadelphia 76ers, the upbeat, unabashed, and sometimes corny Pat Croce turned the team into the Cinderella s...  Read story

Charge-a-Tooth

HealthGuard Inc. has unveiled a credit card for uninsured dental work.  Read story

The Adman Cometh

For those who found your article of interest, I would like to recommend a paperback I have recently written, How to Perform Open Heart Surgery in Your Own...  Read story

Moving Slowly On Software

The Physical Therapy Equipment Co., in Tampa, believes you should tread softly when selecting software. The $350,000 seller of physical therapy equipment ...  Read story

Stand by Me

Husband and wife create a stand-up alternative to the wheelchair, called the Beyond a Chair.  Read story

So What Is A Spatial Light Modulator, Anyway?

What does a spatial light modulator do, and what will it be able to do in the future? Quite a lot, according to the world-renowned Battelle Memorial Insti...  Read story

Heart To Heart Talk

If bypass surgery has been recommended for you or a member of your family, as it will be for more than 100,000 people this year, you will want answers to ...  Read story

Red Tape Brainstorms

Name: Cherrill Farnsworth Number of companies founded: Six Why the big appetite: Irresistib...  Read story

Good Luck Out There. We'll Be Thinking of You

No, the market for initial public offerings isn't what it used to be, but 44 percent of this year's Inc. 500 CEOs say they would like to take their compan...  Read story

Pulling Back the Veil

Ask your staffers how much a doctor's visit costs and you're likely to see blank stares. Mini-clinics remove the mystery from medical fees by listing prices ...  Read story

Editor's Letter: Always Learning

Although Inc. is edited for its readers (entrepreneurs of all stripes and sizes), it's also true that the people who put it together (editors, wr...  Read story

Oh, My Aching Back

If you have an attack of back pain, don't just keep working. An orthopedic surgeon offers advice on easing the pain and preventing recurrences.  Read story

The Ultimate Sales Force, Direct Sales Article - Inc. Article

How Peter Groop took HP's, GE's, and IBM's leftover products and built one of the hottest teams in America to sell them.  Read story

They Built A Company With Spare Parts

"It's amazing what you can do when you have no money," says Barbara Williams. What she and her brother, Jim, did was take a Canadian neurologist's p...  Read story

Your Average Joe

It's no surprise that nontechnical professionals, such as photographers and real estate agents, consider the Web a valuable business tool. But what is sur...  Read story

The Inc. 100 Portfolio;

Dr. Robert Jarvik hardly seems to be writing a prescription for fast growth. His company's first product has been called dangerous, unreliable, and unethi...  Read story

Long-term Commitment

A company distinguishes itself from its competitors by offering an extendable one-year warranty.  Read story

Returns: The Industry You Can't Afford to Miss

Biotech is entrepreneurial, world changing, and unpredictable -- and every serious investor is wondering how to get into it.  Read story

Healthcare Directives FAQ

Nearly 80% of Americans die in a hospital or other care facility. The doctors who work in these facilities are generally charged with preserving a patient...  Read story

Fresh Start: Accident Alters Destiny

Accident Alters Destiny First start : Management trainee in family business Catalyst : Near-...  Read story

Supreme Court Case Could Make it Harder to File for Patents in the Future

A seemingly provincial dispute between a clinical testing firm and a group of university researchers is said to have implications on the definition of intell...  Read story

High Concept: Injector Gadget

A new category of medical devices aims to take the pain out of vaccinations.  Read story

Long-Term Commitment

As much as Dan McNulty, president and CEO of Acoustic Imaging Technologies, in Tempe, Ariz., tried to convince prospects about his diagnostic ultrasound e...  Read story

Congress to Launch Robot Caucus

Citing a need to monitor emerging technologies for growing businesses, among other issues, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers on Wednesday announced ...  Read story

The ADA and Workers' Comp Testing

An Ergos Work Simulator is an inexpensive and efficient tool for conducting workers' compensation injury tests.  Read story

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