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Sevoflurane anesthesia does not increase the risk of cancer in cancer-free patients who undergo surgery, according to a Doctors Lounge report.
Anesthesiologists and other physicians are worried that stricter requirements for maintaining board certification may influence requirements for maintaining state licensure, making voluntary efforts mandatory for practicing medicine, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Missouri healthcare providers are most frequently shortchanged by the Medicare program, according to an annual report issued by CMS last week and reported in the Kansas City Business Journal.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance published new rankings of health insurance plans today, giving individuals a way to compare plans and seek out quality, according to a Consumer Reports report.
Lumpectomy procedures have become more refined in combination with chemotherapy and radiation, allowing women with breast cancer to conserve more of their breasts when undergoing treatment, according to a Taunton Gazette report.
The FDA has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Mobillet Mira, the company's first mobile digital X-ray system with a wireless detector, according to a news release.
The treatment of celiac disease varies between practicing gastroenterologists and academic experts, according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Researchers at the Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington found that use of opioids can increase the risk of pneumonia in patients aged 65-94, according to a release.
Thousands of Medicare beneficiaries received multiple prescriptions painkillers and other narcotics, signaling an increase in prescription drug abuse, according to the Government Accountability Office and a New York Times report.