B. Braun Medical's renal therapies division has announced the availability of the Plasmat Futura System for heparin-induced extracorporeal lipoprotein precipitation (HELP) LDL Apheresis therapy.
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Baxa Corp., a medical device company providing technologies for fluid handling and delivery, has announced it is paying tribute to facilities and communities that take action to strengthen patient safety practices and policies as its way or honoring the 11th…
Federal regulators have granted Iowa health insurance companies more time to comply with a new cost-cutting rule, following a request by the Iowa Insurance Division for an extension, according to a Des Moines Register report.
The eggs of a parasitic worms found in pigs could be used to treat Crohn's disease, an autoimmune condition that disrupts the intestinal tract, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
The Food and Drug Administration Drug Shortage Division has reported that two companies, Hospira and Sandoz, are producing succinylcholine injections, according to an ASA report.
A recently discovered molecule in the body that controls sensitivity to sunburn pain could help scientists better understand and treat the pain caused by other conditions such as arthritis, according to a report by Science Daily.
States will have the freedom to determine who operates their health insurance exchanges and which health plans can be sold through the exchanges, according to proposed guidelines released July 1 by HHS.
Patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair experience less pulmonary morbidity and shorter hospital stay when they receive spinal or local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, according to a study published online in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
BioStart in Cincinnati will close its wet lab for medical device and pharma products but will continue to provide support for biomedical start-ups in the area, according to a report by MedCity.
A new study found that at least 70 genetic mutations are involved in the formation of colon cancer, significantly more than was previously thought, according to a news release by UT Southwestern Medical Center.