A 12-member jury in Philadelphia has awarded a patient $2 million after the patient underwent a botched colonoscopy that eventually required two feet of his colon to be removed, according to a Legal Intelligencer report.
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Nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals suffer around 800,000 needlestick injuries in U.S. hospitals every year, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information and a FOX News report.
Students in the 2013 class at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing have the chance to care for simulated “patients” as part of a landmark nationwide study, according to a JHU Gazette report.
Gardendale (Ala.) Surgical Associates has been given approval to proceed with an expansion expected to double the provider’s patient capacity by the end of 2011, according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.
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Two new studies found that a new, FDA-approved approach to cataract surgery is safer and more efficient that the standard procedure today, according to findings presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
A new report estimates the orthopedic device market will reach $57.9 billion by 2016, according to research firm Markets and Markets.
Bloggers at the Millennium Research Group's blog compared the FDA and the European CE mark and the effects on innovation in both markets.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals is set to buy Adolor in a cash and shares deal that could total up to $415 million, according to a Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News report.
A new Mayo Clinic study found the prostate-specific antigen test was accurate in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a news release said.