Geneva Matlock, MD, a retired anesthesiologist and graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has gifted her alma mater $4 million to fund research into macular degeneration, according to a Business First report.
The Latest
Three physicians have spoken out about medical errors they have committed during their career in efforts to change the culture of shame and depression that is often associated with medical errors, according to an American Medical News report.
Healthcare reform, the debt crisis and the continual regulatory changes that characterize the healthcare and life sciences industries have created certain shifts in the prospects of healthcare investments. This article briefly outlines 13 areas within healthcare in which private equity…
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is conducting the latest version of its ICD-10 Industry Progress Survey, according to an ASA release.
The biggest commercial health insurers in Massachusetts recently reported high second-quarter earnings, citing efforts to cut administrative spending, according to a Boston Globe report.
The American Medical Association has released an update to the CPT Category II code list. The update contains many revisions, significant new codes and deleted codes, according to an AAPC report.
A new drug called linaclotide can reduce symptoms of chronic constipation for some patients, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The worldwide endoscopy market is expected to reach $33.7 billion by 2016, at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent, according to a report by MarketResearch.
The FDA has released a draft guidance clarifying how benefit-risk determinations are made during premarket review of certain medical devices, according to an FDA news release.
Albany, N.Y., and southwest Georgia have adopted different approaches to recruit gastroenterologists in the face of a growing shortage in the specialty, according to a report by the Albany Herald.