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.
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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.
A suit alleging that John Reynolds, former CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, solicited kickbacks from vendors will move forward. Read more coverage at Becker’s Hospital Review.
Danbury (Conn.) Hospital’s former CFO has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from the Connecticut hospital and a hospital in Ohio where he previously worked. Read more coverage at Becker’s Hospital Review.
Meridian Surgical Partners has announced it has acquired a majority interest of Eastwind Surgical in Westerville, Ohio.