While diagnostic radiology and interventional cardiology have come under media and payor scrutiny, surgical procedures have been steady and profitable for hospitals, according to a report by MedCity.
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Anal sphincters grown from living cells could be a treatment for fecal and urinary incontinence, according to a news release by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Clinicians at Group Health in Seattle described a major primary care-based opioid safety initiative, launched in 2010, in a report in Health Affairs.
CareFusion Corp., a global medical technology company, has reported its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, with highlights including growth in the company's infusion, dispensing and infection prevention businesses.
Frequent visual field testing has been linked to earlier detection of the progression of glaucoma, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
GE Healthcare is launching a more powerful and compact computed tomography system following FDA clearance, according to a news release from GE Healthcare.
Johnson & Johnson has reached an agreement to settle a misdemeanor criminal charge over the marketing of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal, according to a Bloomberg report. The Justice Department and U.S. attorney in Philadelphia are continuing to pursue criminal and…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is blaming low staffing levels as the cause of two patient deaths at Carlisle (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, according to the department's report.
Inspectors from New Jersey's Department of Health and Senior Services found Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., failed to meet state standards "in about a dozen areas," according to a Record report.