World's first wireless pacemaker gives patient new freedom
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After relying on a pacemaker for 20 years, Carol Kasyjanski has become the world's first recipient of a wireless pacemaker that allows her doctor to monitor her health from afar -- over the Internet.
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