The anesthesia department at Canada's Ottawa Hospital is striving to improve pain control practices and training for physicians responsible for managing pain, according to an Ottawa Citizen report.
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A new liquid composite of biological and synthetic molecules under development could be used to restore damaged soft tissue, according to a release by Johns Hopkins University.
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The FDA has begun to ask for public comment on the Institute of Medicine's recommendations to overhaul the 510(k) approval process for medical devices, according to an FDA release.
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