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Family of Galway woman reach €580,000 settlement (Belfast Telegraph)

23 Jul 2008

The family of a Galway woman who collapsed into a semi-vegetative state for three years and died after undergoing a routine gynaecological procedure has settled an action against the Galway Clinic for €580,000.

Two doctors join Salem Clinic (Salem Statesman Journal)

23 Jul 2008

SALEM — Doctors Y. Michael Chau and Sheila D. Goldsworthy have joined Salem Clinic.

Hospital shows off new robotic technology (The Nashua Telegraph)

22 Jul 2008

To a certain extent, the future of surgery looks like the future of almost everything else: full of robots. "Within 10 years, every prostatectomy will be done with a robot," predicted Dr. James Rotta, discussing surgery for prostate cancer. "This will be the way it will always be done." ... - By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer