The New York State Dental Association recently responded to a USA Today editorial that said oral surgeons should not be allowed to perform cosmetic procedures, according to a USA Today report.
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The Connecticut Medical Examining Board has revoked the license of Gerson M. Sternstein, MD, an addiction psychiatrist in Berlin, Conn., for overprescribing pain medications, according to a Hartford Courant report.
A nitrous oxide tank exploded at an oral surgery office in Spokane Valley, Wash., on Monday, blowing glass out of the windows and causing an estimated $3 million in damage, according to a Spokesman Review report.
Amanda Umlandt, OD, has joined Seashore Eyecare in Exmore, Va., according to an Eastern Shore News report.
Neuroticism, the tendency to experience negative emotions, strongly affects the brain's processing when feeling pain and anticipating pain, according to a Gastroenterology report.
The president of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., acknowledged Monday that the hospital charges more than its competitors to provide outpatient care to auto accident victims, but said auto insurers only pay a fraction of the charges, according…
The FDA has ordered a recall of Medtronic's SynchroMed II implantable infusion pump, models 8637-20 and 8637-40, distributed between May 2004 and July 8, 2011, according to an FDA news release.
Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier for eligible patients to help curb the complications of type 2 diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation news release.
The FDA has cleared GE Healthcare's Veo computed tomography technology, which delivers clearer images at lower doses, according to a GE Healthcare news release.
Bariatric Surgeon Richard Peterson, MD, is heading a new Christus Santa Rosa weight-loss center in Westover Hills, Texas, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.