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A circuit court judge has ruled a case involving Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System and a dirty colonoscope will go forward, according to a KTVZ news report.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests screening at-risk relatives for pancreatic cancer may be worthwhile, but authors of the study warn healthcare experts to be cautiously optimistic, according to a Reuters news report.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued four warning letters to companies that manufacture and market over-the-counter drug products, including hand sanitizers, that claim to prevent infection from MRSA.
Statins may prevent renal complications after major elective surgery, according to a study published online in the April 14 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Maria Benzinger, MD, a German-born physician who served as chief medical officer of anesthesiology at D. C. General Hospital in Washington, D.C., died April 2 at age 93, according to a Washington Post report.
A Government Health IT story that questioned whether ICD-10 should be delayed until 2016 met with criticism from readers who believe another delay is unnecessary, according to a GovHealthIT report.