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The global anesthesia equipment market is expected to grow 7.4 percent through 2014, driven by the increased availability of advanced anesthetic equipment, according to a Market Research report.

Same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention is not associated with an increased risk for death or rehospitalization at two or 30 days when compared with patients who remained in the hospital overnight, according to a study published in the…

An anesthesiologist from Louisa, Ky., has been indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury on 20 counts of Medicaid fraud following an investigation into his billing practices at Anesthesia Associates of Louisa, according to a WSAZ report.

The National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association issued a position paper that said step-therapy, fail-first and special tiers hurt chronic pain patients, a news release said.

Starting today, Florida physicians can now look up patients on the statewide prescription drug database, according to a My Fox Orlando report.

Medicare frequently suspends licenses but then reinstates them quickly after arranging hearings that government officials can't attend, an Associated Press report said.

The Healthcare Supply Chain Association applauded Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) for urging CMS to issue regulations for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a news release said.

The risk of developing esophageal cancer for those with Barrett's Esophagus is lower than previously thought, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have found that metformin treatment lowers the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type two diabetes, according to a news release.

Researchers in the U.K. have found that patients who have had gastric bypass surgery eat healthier than those who undergo gastric banding surgery, a Reuters Health report said.