Thomson Reuters has launched a clinical intelligence dashboard to help infection preventionists manage and reduce hospital-acquired infections, according to a company release.
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According to the 2011–2012 HDMA Factbook, prescription sales through primary healthcare distributors reached $268 billion in 2010 and represented 87 percent of all pharmaceutical sales in the country, a Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research news release said.
Steven Shafer, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University and editor in chief of the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, will testify as an expert witness about propofol in the trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, MD, according to…
The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association has changed its name to the Healthcare Supply Chain Association, according to an association news release.
Nervomatrix, an Israeli pain-relief neurostimulation device company, received a $3.5 million investment and plans to create its North American headquarters in Akron, Ohio, according to a MedCity News report.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Metabolic Diseases Institute found that activating brown adipose tissue, a type of fat, may fight obesity and better control glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a UC news release.
A new study found that men who take daily vitamin E supplements are more likely to get prostate cancer than men who do not. The findings were released in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Earlier this year, bioengineers at Duke University found that light sensors can detect esophageal cancer. They have now found that the same light sensors can also detect pre-cancerous cells in the colon, according to a Duke University Pratt School of…
A new report found that the risk of heart disease fell from six percent before weight loss surgery to four percent after surgery, according to a Reuters report.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Palestine (Texas) Regional Medical Center has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).