Ophthalmologists are unhappy with a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that questioned the effectiveness of glaucoma screening, according to a Medscape Medical News report.
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Martin Leon, MD and director of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's interventional vascular therapy department, said evolution, reorganization and globalization can stimulate medical innovation in the U.S., according to a MassDevice report.
U.S. Representative Joe Pitts, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee, said the U.S. is falling behind in the global competition to create innovative medical devices because of the FDA's approval process in an editorial in the Philadelphia…
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report earlier this month shed light on the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, and physicians are struggling to treat pain compassionately while avoiding misuse, according to an American Medical News report.
A new study found analgesic use decreases agitation in patients with dementia, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
A new study found American ginseng can prevent tumor growth and colon inflammation, according to findings published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine journal.
A new study found same-day bowel cleansing regimen is effective and results in fewer side effects for afternoon colonoscopy than a split-dose regimen over two days, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Here are eight clinical findings from an AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2011 study on knee arthroscopy. Forty organizations that perform a combined total of more than 11,000 procedures annually participated in the study.
The following is written by Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, President, Sheldon S. Sones and Associates. 1. Assure that your recall process is working as evidenced by a trail that demonstrates communications from vendors/manufacturers in a prompt manner, and reveals…
A new pediatric dental surgery center has opened in Santa Maria, Calif., according to a KSBY.com report.