Bunny Twiford, RN, is president of Twiford Consulting in Warminster, Pa.
The Latest
The FDA has approved Given Imaging's PillCam ESO 3 video capsule for visualization of the esophageal mucosa, according to a news release from the company.
As part of its crackdown on pill mills, Ohio is now requiring physicians engaged in pain treatments to take continuing medical education courses on pain management, according to a report by PainWeek.
Medtronic has issued an urgent medical device correction on its SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion pumps, warning that the batteries in certain devices might suddenly fail, according to a news release by Medtronic.
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have created a small intestine in mice that replicates the intestinal structures of the natural intestine, according to a news release by Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
A researcher at the University of Georgia has invented an inexpensive technology that makes fabrics permanently germ-free, according to a news release by the University of Georgia.
A U.S. Army task force has recommended shifting from simply dispensing pain medications to using a much wider armamentarium of pain management techniques, according to a report by the Marine Corps Times.
The House Budget and Energy and Commerce Committees have scheduled hearings on the Independent Payment Advisory Board, created by the health reform law to make recommendations to cut spending in Medicare, according to an ASA release.
New York-based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has proposed significant rate increases for many of its insurance products in 2012, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
More than half of health insurance executives said their companies plan to compete in individual or small group health insurance exchanges, according to a survey conducted by PwC US Health Research Institute.