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John Beall, who was appointed Parkland Memorial Hospital’s chief implementation officer, has resigned five days after his first day and will return to his former post at The Joint Commission, according to a Dallas Morning News report. Read the full…
OptiMedica announced the launch of its Catalys Precision Laser System in the U.S., and the first patient cases are being done by Mike Mann, MD, and Paul Mann, MD, at the Mann Eye Institute in Houston.
Results from a study showed alcohol handrubbing is just as effective as but more time efficient than chlorhexidine handwashing, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on hand…
Delegates from the medical technology and life sciences industry are in Washington, D.C., this week to talk to lawmakers about issues facing the industry, according to a MassDevice report.
Chronic opioid use might be associated with a lower risk of perioperative infection, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Pain's Annual Meeting.
Ameritox, a company that provides pain medication monitoring, announced its support for the new recommendations for urine drug monitoring for long-term opioid therapy presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 28th Annual Meeting.
The FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 20-2 to endorse approval for Vivus' weight-loss drug Qnexa, according to an NPR report.
Information from the NHS Information Center shows a 30-fold increase in the number of people undergoing weight-loss surgery in the UK in the past decade and a 12 percent increase in the past year, according to a report from the…