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Steven Shafer, MD, a leading expert on the anesthetic propofol, testified in the case of Conrad Murray, MD, the physician who decided to administer profopol to late singer Michael Jackson, according to an LA Times report.

A recent webinar on "Achieving OSHA Sharps Safety Compliance in Non-Hospital Settings" presented by the University of Virginia is now available for free online streaming, according to UVA.

Older patients drive more safely than their younger counterparts after surgery and anesthesia care at ambulatory surgery facilities, according to a presentation at Anesthesiology 2011.

An article in WebMD analyzed the 2011 surge in the cost of job-based health insurance, citing provisions through healthcare reform as the main drivers of increased cost.

Alabama has the least competitive health insurance market in the United States, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reported in The Montgomery Advisor.

The global anesthesia equipment market is expected to grow 7.4 percent through 2014, driven by the increased availability of advanced anesthetic equipment, according to a Market Research report.

Same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention is not associated with an increased risk for death or rehospitalization at two or 30 days when compared with patients who remained in the hospital overnight, according to a study published in the…

An anesthesiologist from Louisa, Ky., has been indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury on 20 counts of Medicaid fraud following an investigation into his billing practices at Anesthesia Associates of Louisa, according to a WSAZ report.

The National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association issued a position paper that said step-therapy, fail-first and special tiers hurt chronic pain patients, a news release said.

Starting today, Florida physicians can now look up patients on the statewide prescription drug database, according to a My Fox Orlando report.