Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has lost a suit to Baxter International worth $144 million, a case that came after a Las Vegas court last year instructed the two drug companies to pay $500 million in compensation to a patient infected with…
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ADHD drug Ritalin may hasten recovery from general anesthesia, according to a study published in Anesthesiology and reported in The Atlantic. In a series of lab experiments, researchers administered Ritalin or saline to rats that had previously received isoflurane, a…
The number of uninsured young adults has dropped significantly, thanks in part to a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law that allows young adults to stay on their parents' health insurance plans, according to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer report.
The following article is written by Kevin McDonough, CFA, Senior Manager, and Colin Park, Senior Analyst, of VMG Health. Part I: Same center volume trends There was a collective hope by ambulatory surgery center market participants that performance declines…
The New York State Dental Association recently responded to a USA Today editorial that said oral surgeons should not be allowed to perform cosmetic procedures, according to a USA Today report.
The Connecticut Medical Examining Board has revoked the license of Gerson M. Sternstein, MD, an addiction psychiatrist in Berlin, Conn., for overprescribing pain medications, according to a Hartford Courant report.
A nitrous oxide tank exploded at an oral surgery office in Spokane Valley, Wash., on Monday, blowing glass out of the windows and causing an estimated $3 million in damage, according to a Spokesman Review report.
Amanda Umlandt, OD, has joined Seashore Eyecare in Exmore, Va., according to an Eastern Shore News report.
Neuroticism, the tendency to experience negative emotions, strongly affects the brain's processing when feeling pain and anticipating pain, according to a Gastroenterology report.
The president of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., acknowledged Monday that the hospital charges more than its competitors to provide outpatient care to auto accident victims, but said auto insurers only pay a fraction of the charges, according…