Kaiser Health News has compiled a list of nearly 300 regional hospital markets ranked for patient satisfaction. KHN relied on 10 metrics used by CMS for its Hospital Compare website as well as geographic boundaries developed by the Dartmouth Atlas…
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Bob Twillman, the 2011-2012 Mayday Pain and Society Fellow and director of policy and advocacy at the American Academy of Pain Management, called for an end to the opioid pain medicine overdose epidemic in a column for The Hill's Congress…
Rolando Arafiles, MD, has pleaded guilty to misuse of information and retaliation in connection to a case involving two nurses and several other individuals, according to a New York Times report.
The FDA announced the launch of a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other sharps, such as syringes, lancets and auto injectors, according to an FDA news release.
The School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California announced today it established the International Center for Regulatory Science with the goal of bringing promising new medical products to the marketplace faster, according to a news release.
The first study on adolescents and substance abuse to include mixed-race ethnicity found adolescents of Native American, white, Hispanic and multiple race/ethnicity are most likely to abuse controlled substances, including a rise in prescription medication, according to findings published in…
Women who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, excluding aspirin and acetaminophen, have a higher risk of developing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting and a MedPage Today report.
Researchers found colonoscopies were as successful on patients allowed a full liquid diet, which included foods such as pudding and oatmeal, as on patients restricted to clear liquids, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting…
Perioperative Nurses Week runs Nov. 7-13, and one surgery center in Idaho is honoring its perioperative nurses with an ad in the local newspaper.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has launched the Hospital Quality Program, which realigns financial incentives so hospitals that provide high-quality patient care receive more compensation.