Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center researchers will study whether platelet-rich plasma can help relieve knee pain in patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis, according to a hospital news release.
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Thomas Jefferson University has started recruiting patients for a new National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trial to test whether the cholesterol-reducing drug rosuvastatin is effective in the prevention of recurrent colon cancer, according to a university news release.
A Florida Senate committee has unanimously approved a proposed measure that seeks to implement a prescription drug database and create harsher penalties for individuals who run illegal pill mills, according to a Palm Beach Post news report.
Results from a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology suggest there may be potential legal ramifications for physicians of cirrhosis patients who drive with cognitive impairment, according to a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association.
Lexa Woodyard, administrator of Cabell Huntington Surgery Center in Huntington, West Virginia, discusses how the surgery center managed to cut expenses by $200,000 over one calendar year.
The distance from the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) to the intercristal line can be an accurate predictor of lumbar plexus depth in children, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
The lethal dose for racemic bupivacaine was higher for two-week-old rats than for 16-week-old rats, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
While 94 percent of clinicians feel it is imperative to reduce readmissions, 71 percent say their organization’s current procedures for preventing readmissions among high-risk patients are only somewhat or not effective, according to a study by the Society of Hospital…
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The HHS Office of Inspector General has reviewed the effectiveness and activity of CMS’ fraud hotline, suggesting the agency issue written guidance for processing hotline complaints and upgrade its information system, according to an OIG report. At least one year…