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Occupational medicine gets specialty status

Occupational medicine gets specialty status

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Medical Association has granted the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM) specialty status under the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP). PCOM received the specialty status in ceremonies witnessed by PMA and PCOM officials at the PMA office on North Avenue in Quezon City recently. PCOM is a specialty society affiliated with the International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH) and the Asian Association of Occupational Health (AAOH). … Read entire article »

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Supercomputer Named Watson Could Revolutionize Health Care

Supercomputer Named Watson Could Revolutionize Health Care

BALTIMORE (WJZ) –When a super-human computer faced off against two of Jeopardy’s best contestants, the nation was mesmerized. Now that unstoppable computer is ready for its next assignment – helping to save your life. Mary Bubala reports from the University of Maryland Medical Center, where you can feel the excitement. A supercomputer named “Watson” wowed the world by beating Jeopardy’s top two contestants. The supercomputer developed by IBM may be able to answer tricky questions with ease, but … Read entire article »

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