The United States has partially intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Halifax Hospital Medical Center, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., according to a news release from the Department of Justice. The government has partially intervened in allegations that…
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A single dose of common pain medicines like aspirin or acetaminophen provided acceptable pain relief for only about one-third of patients, according to a Cochran Library report.
A new portable room divider for hospitals and other providers allows patients with non-airborne infections to be isolated in the same room with other patients, according to a MedGadget report.
Kentucky physician groups have filed a formal complaint against proposed regulations allowing optometrists to perform eye surgery, according to a Kentucky Medical Association news release.
Scientists have discovered how the gene HCN2 causes chronic neuropathic pain, clearing the way for possible development of a drug to reduce pain by blocking a protein the gene produces, according to a University of Cambridge news release.
The U.S. and European endoscope markets will see a 6.5 percent average annual growth through 2015, due mainly to strong sales of large GI endoscopes, according to a Millennium Research Group news release.
A new study has found that the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch procedure reduces significantly more weight than other bariatric procedures but remains riskier, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine report.
Participation by experienced endoscopy nurses increases the detection rate of colon polyps in a screening colonoscopy, according to a Gastrointestinal Endoscopy report.
University of North Carolina researchers found several interventions, including "strict enforcement of hand hygiene," can reduce infections and mortality while improving costs, according to a UNC release.
A new Missouri law makes it possible for patients to view various information on a physician, including whether a physician was subject to disciplinary action by the state medical board, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.