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.

Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme Court Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:43 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Under ...

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.