A simple phone call and mailed letter could serve as an adequate reminder system for patients who are due for a follow-up colonoscopy, according to research results published in Gastroenterology.
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Enhanced environmental cleaning of hospital intensive care units could potentially reduce MRSA and VRE transmission, according to research findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
UPS will be expanding its healthcare services by adding two more warehouses in Louisville, Ky., that would house temperature-sensitive drugs and vaccines, according to a news report by The Desert Sun.
Drug shortages are forcing hospitals in the Nashville area to rely on other hospitals for drugs they need to continue delivering safe and effective patient care, according to a news report by The Tennessean.
Providers and patients are protesting the $1,500 price tag on Makena, a drug that prevents babies from being born too early, according to a Nashua Telegraph report.
Tetanic simulation applied to the P6 acupuncture point can reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting after a laparoscopic hysterectomy, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Christopher Mercier, managing director, and Sean Sullivan, director, lead the healthcare investment banking practice at Duff & Phelps, a global investment banking and financial advisory firm. Mr. Mercier and Mr. Sullivan discuss current trends in healthcare investments, mergers and acquisitions.
Internist Lawrence Eppelbaum, MD, of Roswell, Ga., has been indicted on charges healthcare fraud and tax fraud, according to a Department of Justice news release. Dr. Eppelbaum, owner and operator of the Atlanta Institute of Medicine and Rehabilitation and the…
With the latest settlement announced yesterday, Wisconsin has reached settlements totaling close to $13 million against dozens of pharmaceutical companies for allegedly defrauding its Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus programs, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report. The lawsuit, filed in…
A series published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, the first articles of which are published in the April 2011 issue of the journal, will discuss emerging strategies for identifying and managing patients at high risk of surgical complications.