Researchers suggest adding a new drug boceprevir to a two-drug treatment can enhance outcomes for hepatitis C patients, according to a USA Today news report.
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Study results showed alcohol sanitizer containing viacydin improves antimicrobial efficacy and is well-tolerated by users, according to research published in AJIC Journal.
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Physicians' Capital Investments, a Plano, Texas-based company, recently promoted Floyd Weiss to treasurer, according to a company news report.
The use of capnography in ICUs could significantly reduce deaths and brain damage from airway complications in obese anesthesia patients, according to a British study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
CMS has started a national coverage analyses on intensive behavioral therapy for obesity and is considering adding the screening to the list of preventive services covered by Medicare, according to an AAPC release.
Christopher Vassalluzzo, MD, has pleaded guilty to operating a Philadelphia "pill mill" that distributed millions of prescription diet drugs, according to an Intelligencer report.
A new website can now inform consumers of medical care costs outside their insurers' approved providers before they ever set foot in a healthcare facility, according to a Buffalo News report.
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A judge in Denver has dismissed a lawsuit challenging use of nurse anesthetists without physician supervision in rural and critical access hospitals in Colorado, according to a report by AHA News Now.