GE Healthcare and Royal Philips Electronics applaud the Federal Communications Commission today for its action allocating protected spectrum for wireless medical devices, called Medical Body Area Networks , which could revolutionize the way patients are monitored and help eliminate the restrictive cables that tether patients to hospital beds.

By Sarah Bruyn Jones ROANOKE A medical transport helicopter had a close call with three military jets Thursday night in Rockbridge County, just north of Lexington. A pilot and three crew members were on board the Carilion Clinic craft. They were returning after dropping off a patient at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, according to Carilion spokesman Eric Earnhart.

Medical records contain notes indicating a belief that the victim's episodes were "staged."