Advanced Pain Management, based in Greenfield, Wis., and operating nearly 40 clinics in Wisconsin and Minnesota, opened a clinic inside Aspirus Wausau Hospital, in Wausau, Wis., according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.
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Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday that the state cannot prevent legal immigrants from entering a state healthcare program, according to a New York Times report.
Endo Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $180 million, plus royalties, to BioDelivery Sciences International in a licensing and development agreement to manufacture, distribute, market and sell BEMA Buprenorphine on a global scale, according to a MarketWatch report.
The bariatric surgery department at Lafayette General Medical Center has been designated as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Surgical Review Corporation, according to a news release.
Researchers at Imperial College London found that only 41 percent of patients achieve diabetes remission following bariatric surgery when more stringent criteria are used, according to findings published in the British Journal of Surgery.
The physicians of Wilton Surgery Center in Westport, Conn., are promoting National Glaucoma Awareness Month by reaching out to patients about early detection, diagnosis and treatment, according to an Open Press report.
An analysis by the Office of Inspector General showed hospitals reported and recognized only one in seven patient harm events experienced by Medicare beneficiaries.
Dan Luba, MD, is part of the nine-physician Monterey (Calif.) Bay GI Consultants Medical Group. The group operates the four-room Monterey Bay Endoscopy Center. When the group became frustrated with the increasing cost of polyp traps and bite blocks, two items…
A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found 57 percent of seniors age 75-79 had been screened for colon cancer despite the increased risks and limited benefit. The study was followed by calls to set upper age limits…
The following article is written by Susan Vecchi-Cedrone, senior research analyst for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions. On Dec. 23, 2011, President Obama signed the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (TPTCCA). The TPTCCA included the extension of the 2011…