Hospital bosses say doctors, who wield huge influence over their patients, steer the most profitable procedures to facilities they own and shunt the least lucrative ones to the .
Over his long life he has endured some serious medical crises; he now has Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer and a shunt to drain excess water from his brain.
One likely reason could be his heart; last October, Kennedy underwent surgery to clear blockages in his left carotid artery, one of two major blood vessels in the neck that shunt .
LATEST NEWS A photo from a powerpoint presentation shows a shunt system. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today that Metro-North Railroad will implement a pilot program to install shunting devices on portions of its New Haven Line.
June 21, 2013 - Connecticut Post
Metro-North to add safety measures A photo from a powerpoint presentation shows a shunt system. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today that Metro-North Railroad will implement a pilot program to install shunting devices on portions of its New Haven Line.
June 21, 2013 - Connecticut Post
Metro-North to add safety measures on line A photo from a powerpoint presentation shows a shunt system. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today that Metro-North Railroad will implement a pilot program to install shunting devices on portions of its New Haven Line.
June 21, 2013 - Connecticut Post