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Two physicians have resigned following contentious contract negotiations at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., that ask emergency room physicians to accept more responsibility for unpaid patient bills, according to a Spokesman-Review report.
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A study published in the June 2011 issue of Anesthesiology assessed the risk factors associated with postoperative stroke in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, according to a release.
A federal jury awarded $8.8 million to anesthesiologist Charles Williams, MD, on Thursday in a case against University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas and its former chief of staff, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.
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Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center will open a new same-day center on June 1, according to a report from the Jersey City Independent.
Lumenis has launched two new laser products for gastroenterology, the SlimLine SIS GI fiber and the VersaPulse P20 Holmium Laser, according to a release from the company.
Effective treatment of low back pain can reverse functional and structural brain abnormalities caused by the pain, particularly in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, according to a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience.