A Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic study, published in Anesthesiology, found no evidence children 3 years old and younger had lower IQs because of anesthesia exposure.
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A group of physicians in Frederick, Md., completed their first total knee replacement surgery without narcotics, Frederick News Post reports.
Retired Stevens Point, Wis.-based anesthesiologist Anne Schierl, MD, has died. She was 86 years old, WSAW 7 reports.
Lesco Rogers, MD, joined the Physicians Partners of America's Winter Haven, Fla.-based practice.
The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia rebuked a story by Kaiser Health News and USA Today, stressing that millions of procedures have been safely performed in an ASC or hospital outpatient setting.
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Wichita, Kan.-based Mid-Continent Anesthesiology filed a lawsuit against two of its former presidents alleging fraud, The Wichita Eagle reports.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists joined the American Board of Medical Specialties Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program.
Gainesville, Fla.-based The Orthopaedic Institute selected Rich Gilbert, MD to serve as its new CEO. It also added William Hubbard and Michael Anderson to its leadership team.
U.S. Stem Cell, or USRM, opened the U.S. Stem Cell Clinic of The Villages in North Central Florida.
Federal officials are investigating a pain clinic in Wauwatosa, Wis., under suspicion of operating as a pill mill, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.