Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) addressed ongoing drug shortages on the Senate floor on Jan. 26, according to an ASA release.
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Roger Fons, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, according to a Wauwatosa Now report.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, whose members specialize in anterior segment ophthalmic surgery, issued guidelines to help ophthalmologists determine their ability to…
A new study suggests that the FDA's communication with physicians and patients about newly discovered dangers of approved drugs is ineffective, according to findings published on Amednews.com.
WakeMed Health & Hospitals' patient revenue increased by 8 percent to nearly $1 billion in 2011, driven in part by a full year of operation of the system's Blue Ridge Surgery Center in Raleigh, N.C., according to a Triangle Business…
According to a Washington Post report, the FDA allegedly secretly monitored the personal e-mails of six scientists and physicians who warned Congress that the agency was too lenient on approving medical devices, according to the report.
A new study found glucocorticoid therapy can reduce the amount of citrullination, a process that converts the protein building block arginine into citrulline, which is thought to increase inflammation, in the joints of people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings…
Sam Aanestad, DDS, an oral surgeon and former surgery center owner, said he expects to announce early next week his decision about running for Congress, according to a Chico Enterprise Record report.
Robert W. Giering, MD, has joined the staff at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., according to a Bennington Banner report.
A recent study of more than 1 million Americans found a link between obesity and self-reported pain, according to findings published in the Obesity journal.