A new prognostic score is more accurate than the commonly used Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) in predicting post–transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) survival, researchers ...

Stents coated in polytetrafluoroethylene, the same substance used in non-stick cooking utensils, improves their ability to keep blood vessels open in TIPS procedures, decreasing occurrences of relapse ...

We've nearly made it through a wet and windy Wednesday, which will be good practice for more of the same tomorrow. by KOMO News Staff During the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, even when ...

As each year passes and technology advances, businesses face an increasingly difficult task to maintain adequate security measures to protect their organizations’ assets and data. With this in mind, ...

Karen Smith, nursing director at Central Illinois Endoscopy Center in Peoria, explains how her ASC uses EMRs to prevent wrong site surgeries or pathology tests for the wrong patients. 1. “Time out” ...

Sitting in a dentist’s chair, the last thing you want to hear is that you’ll need a filling, a crown or a root canal. But do you always need every procedure that’s recommended? “There's a lot of gray ...