A bill that passed the Senate and is now being debated in the House would hamper the ability of physicians and other small operations in obtaining patents for medical devices, according to Paul Ryan, CEO of Acacia Research, a Newport…
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Derek Beresford Thorpe, MD, a diagnostic radiologist from Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested for allegedly for illegally distributing painkillers in Savannah, Ga., according to a report by the Savannah Morning News.
Hundreds of members of National Nurses United, the country's largest nursing union, demonstrated outside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, promoting a campaign to prevent cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, according to a New York…
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology found minority patients are 50 percent more likely to receive inadequate treatment for cancer-related pain, according to a report by HemOnc Today.
The global market for cardiovascular monitoring and diagnostic devices is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2017, according to a release from MarketResearch.com.
Anita Bhushan, MD, has joined the medical staff of Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, according to a report by the Record.
Medical device industry lobby AdvaMed has called for six changes in federal policy to boost the industry and stop device-makers from migrating overseas, according to a release from AdvaMed.
Debate over how the Connecticut Medical Examining Board operates fires up as critics express concerns that the board is being too lenient with physicians who commit "egregious" patient safety violations, according to a Greenwich Time news report.
Ruth Keogh, RN, nurse manager at Digestive Health Associates Endoscopy Suites in Stoneham, Mass., cites 10 ways to improve quality and efficiency in an endoscopy center.
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