Medicare frequently suspends licenses but then reinstates them quickly after arranging hearings that government officials can't attend, an Associated Press report said.
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The Healthcare Supply Chain Association applauded Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) for urging CMS to issue regulations for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a news release said.
The risk of developing esophageal cancer for those with Barrett's Esophagus is lower than previously thought, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have found that metformin treatment lowers the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type two diabetes, according to a news release.
Researchers in the U.K. have found that patients who have had gastric bypass surgery eat healthier than those who undergo gastric banding surgery, a Reuters Health report said.
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital in Austin, Texas, has announced it has been named the top hospital in Texas for spine surgery by HealthGrades, according to a news release from Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital.
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Kimberly A. Neuharth, MD, who practices family medicine in Panora, Iowa, has entered into a combined statement of charges and settlement agreement with the Iowa Board of Medicine.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has filed a complaint against Anjum Usman, MD, citing "extreme departure from rational medical judgment" in her treatment of an autistic boy, according to a Chicago Tribune report.