President Obama is expected to sign an executive order today instructing the FDA to act on increasing drug shortages, a USA Today report said.
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Pacira's pain drug Exparel, which uses bupivacaine, a local analgesic, received approval from the FDA, a Reuter's report said.
Researchers at the University of Sydney have pinpointed a protein in nerve cells that drives the withdrawal response, according to research published in the Nature Neuroscience journal.
Physicians who listened to Mozart while performing colonoscopies detected more adenomas in their patients, according to research presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington.
Two aspirin a day can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by more than 60 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal.
The C/N Group has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide consulting services to Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital in conjunction with the development of an ambulatory surgery center adjacent to the hospital campus, according to a release.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Thomas J. Stallings, JD, a partner with McGuireWoods in the firm's Richmond office, discussed five key medical staff issues for ASC and hospitals.
Physicians, non-physician practitioners and independent diagnostic testing facilities that provide the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services must be accredited by Jan. 1, 2012 to bill Medicare for these services, according to a CMS report.
Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has announced it is sponsoring the inaugural meeting of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, according to an Access MediQuip news release.
Andrew Ziskind, MD, senior executive with Accenture, and Matthew Walsh, COO with Henry Ford Physician Network, recently spoke on accountable care organizations at Becker’s 18th Annual ASC Conference in Chicago. The conversation began with an overview of ACOs and what…