The Center for Mindfulness at the UC San Diego Health System helps patients tolerate chronic pain by training their brains to lessen experiences of discomfort and in some cases eliminate them, according to a report by NewsWise.
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While few endoscopists still use the two-person technique for colonoscope insertion, quality measures for this technique were equal to or better than the much-preferred one-person technique, according to a report in BMC Gastroenterology.
Profits of medical device companies are being clipped by price reductions due to the economy, healthcare reform initiatives and the FDA's confusing approval process, according to a release by the Bedford Report.
Cambridge Consultants, a technology design and development firm, has released the following results of a survey of diabetic patients on usability of drug delivery devices, such as injection pens, auto-injectors and insulin pumps.
At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Robert Carrera, president of Pinnacle III, Peggy Price, president and COO of Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Diane Lampron, RN, BSN, CNOR, administrator of Lutheran Campus ASC and director of…
In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, Joyce Deno Thomas, RN, BSN, and Robert Welti, MD, senior vice presidents of operations for Regent Surgical Health, discussed how to…
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark have not been able to agree on a new contract, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Shares of Parsippany, N.J.-based Pacira Pharmaceuticals fell more than 12 percent Tuesday after the company reported that the FDA will take three more months to review Exparel, its extended release local anesthetic, according to a Sign on San Diego report.
An Illinois legislative plan has approved a temporary health insurance plan intended to increase options for approximately 200,000 state employees and retirees, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
North Dakota lawmakers have begun drafting legislation to broaden health insurance coverage by establishing a health insurance exchange, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.