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The biggest mistake doctors make when communicating bad news is reverting to "just-the-facts" mode as a defense, one expert says.

Mississippi leads the nation in heart disease deaths. To combat the problem, the University of Mississippi Medical Center opened a Cardiometabolic Clinic in 2007 that provides comprehensive care backed by leading-edge research.

The numbers behind the University of Mississippi's cardiometabolic disorders program

The numbers behind Massachusetts Generals's seizure disorders program.

Awards and distinctions that make Massachusetts General Hospital a Center of Excellence.

In therapeutics, the MGH Epilepsy Service participates in clinical trials for drugs and devices, including a current clinical trial using an implanted device that detects the beginning of abnormal electrical activity.

Awards and distinctions that make the Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute a Center of Excellence.

The Cleveland Clinic has a long history of pioneering innovation and leading-edge research in urology.

Awards and distinctions that make Duke University's Medical Center a Center of Excellence.

Research, along with providing leading-edge diagnostic tools and treatment paradigms, is what makes Duke Medical Center's division of gynecologic oncology a Clinical Center of Excellence.

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