Anesthesia

Between 40 and 50 percent of anesthesiologists are overweight, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.

The International Anesthesia Research Society announced that its educational initiative OpenAnesthesia has released version 2.0 of its self-study app.

Memphis Medical Society has named Gary W. Kimzey, MD, president, according to a Memphis Daily News report.

North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that Michael Simon, MD, has concluded his year-long term as the president of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced it has issued a guidance document with recommendations on sedation with regard to the integration of computer-assisted personalized sedation devices, including the SEDASYS System, into medical practices.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appointed Rafael Miguel, MD, to its Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee.

Audio-Digest Foundation announced the release of "Anesthesiology Volume 55, Issue 41: Abnormal Placentation/ Nerve Injury."

Patient health data breaches can cost healthcare providers and legal business associates up to $1.5 million for violations of a single HIPAA provision, and the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, which took effect on Sep. 23, 2013, changed the definition of what…

An endotracheal extubation training video produced by Boston Medical Center anesthesiologist, Rafael Ortega, MD, and his colleagues is featured in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, according to a Medical Xpress report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has joined seven pain medicine specialty societies in formally urging CMS to stop the implementation of steep cuts to physician payments for Interlaminar Epidural procedures.