Clinicians at Group Health in Seattle described a major primary care-based opioid safety initiative, launched in 2010, in a report in Health Affairs.
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CareFusion Corp., a global medical technology company, has reported its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, with highlights including growth in the company's infusion, dispensing and infection prevention businesses.
Frequent visual field testing has been linked to earlier detection of the progression of glaucoma, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
GE Healthcare is launching a more powerful and compact computed tomography system following FDA clearance, according to a news release from GE Healthcare.
Johnson & Johnson has reached an agreement to settle a misdemeanor criminal charge over the marketing of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal, according to a Bloomberg report. The Justice Department and U.S. attorney in Philadelphia are continuing to pursue criminal and…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is blaming low staffing levels as the cause of two patient deaths at Carlisle (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, according to the department's report.
Inspectors from New Jersey's Department of Health and Senior Services found Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., failed to meet state standards "in about a dozen areas," according to a Record report.
The Justice Department has issued a subpoena to Merck & Co. to investigate the marketing of three drugs, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The DOJ is seeking information about the marketing and selling activities for Temodar, PegIntron and…
The California Medical Board failed to discipline 710 physicians, all of whom were disciplined for wrongdoing from Sept. 1990 through 2009 by other California healthcare entities, according to an analysis by the non-profit organization Public Citizen.
The Traybelt Sterility Wrap Protection from Cygnus Medical is designed to protect the integrity of CSR wraps. The tray belts are used outside of the sterile wrapping and can prevent abrasion marks and damage that might occur from dragging and…