Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a rule allowing enrollment insurance companies to offer "child-only" policies, according to a Daily O'Collegian report.
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Virginia House Democrats proposed a measure Tuesday to establish health insurance exchanges in the state, a system that would allow consumers to purchase affordable health coverage in an online marketplace, according to a Washington Post report.
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Researchers at University Health Network in Canada have developed a bar-coding medication verification process to reduce drug error rates, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
IMC Construction is developing a 150,000-square-foot, $25 million surgical center for Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital, according to a Penn Live report.
A new Global Industry Analysts report estimates the global ophthalmic laser market to reach $804 million by 2015 driven by an aging population, increasing accessibility to advanced laser eye treatment and the increase in patients opting for eye surgery, according…
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has said it's open to partnering with Japan's Olympus, which has been involved in a $1.7 billion accounting scandal, according to a Reuter's report.
Covidien CEO, Jose Almeida, said the company is looking to acquire companies with annual sales of $20-120 million in its vascular, respiratory and surgical businesses, according to a Bloomberg News report.
A report issued by New York state's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, found prescriptions for oxycodone increased by 82 percent from 2007-2010 in the state, according to a New York Times report.
A study found that while the long-term risks for recurrent acute diverticulitis are limited after colectomy, medically treated patients have similar outcomes, according to findings published in the British Journal of Surgery.