State Surgeons Unit is an elaborate network of medical and dental practitioners across the
United States.
If you are a licensed physician, dentist or healthcare specialist, you are eligible to apply.
SSU is proud to be affiliated with the American Association of State Troopers (AAST)—a national organization composed of state troopers, highway patrol officers and state police officers.
Using bacteria to ferry radioisotopes commonly used in cancer therapy directly into pancreatic cancer cells in mice, researchers in the US were able dramatically to reduce the number of secondary tumors that arise when the cancer spreads to other parts of the body (metastases).
Claudia Gravekamp and colleagues at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, write about their successful experiment in a paper that was published this week in the print issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Gravekamp, co-senior author of the paper, is an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Einstein and studies new approaches to treating metastatic cancer.
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Many teens across the country are using “study drugs” to give them an academic advantage and help them achieve better results in school.
The University of Michigan Mitt Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, which was carried out by researchers at the University of Michigan, found that only one percent of parents of teens between the age of 13 to 17 believe their children are using prescription stimulants or amphetamines.
However, national data from Monitoring the Future revealed that an overwhelming 10% of high school sophomores and 12% of high school seniors take these attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs without a prescription from their doctor.
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Emergency rooms account for about half of the nation’s hospital admissions and accounted for virtually all of the rise in admissions between 2003 and 2009, according to a study released on Monday.
Although emergency rooms are widely considered expensive places for diagnostic care, physicians are increasingly relying on them to determine whether a patient needs to be hospitalized.
The study’s findings raise important questions about how emergency rooms contribute to high health care costs in the United States and what their role will be in the future as the nation undergoes fundamental changes in health care delivery. One goal of the Obama administration’s health care law was to reduce reliance on costly emergency room care.
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Since 1948, thousands of dentists nationwide have relied upon Darby Dental as one of the leading distributors of dental supplies. They stock more than 40,000 different products in several strategically located warehouse and distribution centers across the country to ensure product availability and reduce inventory costs for their customers. SSU members will receive up to 25% off each item (product dependent) and 2% cash back annually on all purchases.
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As a member of the State Surgeons Unit, your membership includes:
- State Surgeons Unit numbered shield, personalized photo ID cards and display wallet.
- Parking placard that identifies your vehicle’s affiliation at medical sites.
- The ability to network with other doctor's, locally, nationwide and within our Unit.
- Listing on our state-wide website that is accessible to the medical community and prospective patients.
- Full access to Member Benefits and Program Affiliates.
SSU is committed to providing our members with access to excellent benefits and discounts through our Program Affiliates. Every SSU member is welcome to take advantage of these programs. Please visit Program Affiliates for more details.
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