CVS has agreed to pay the federal and state governments more than $17 million to settle claims that the nationwide retail pharmacy chain overcharged Medicaid, according to a CNN report. CVS allegedly submitted inflated prescription claims in 10 states —…
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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) are calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to create a task force that would investigate infections stemming from a dentist at Dayton (Ohio) VA Medical Center, according to a Dentistry…
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Kimberly-Clark has announced the launch of its 2011 healthcare-associated infections bus tour.
A presenter at the American College of Sports Medicine's 15th annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition reported that gastrointestinal problems are some of the most common medical complaints of endurance athletes, according to an ACSM news release.
United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y., has reported six patients have clostridium difficile, an unusually high number, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
A close look at vaccination rates among healthcare personnel shows vaccination for influenza and hepatitis B remains low compared to Healthy People 2020 goals, a national objective for improving nationwide health, according to research published in the American Journal of…
Ansell Limited, a provider of protection solutions, has debuted two new synthetic surgical gloves at AORN 58th Congress, according to a company news release.
New study results showed that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of highly-resistant bacteria, commonly referred to as 'superbugs,' within 48 hours, according to a news release.