The state of Tennessee has made a drug database available to help physicians determine which patients seek prescription drugs for their pain and which patients seek medications for drug abuse, according to a Tennessean news report.
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SPR Therapeutics, a neurostimulation company, has obtained a $250,000 investment from JumpStart that will go toward developing and commercializing its pain relief device, according to a Mass Device news report.
Researchers at Tufts University's School of Engineering have developed a device that could potentially reduce patient discomfort during routine colonoscopies while also ensuring the accuracy of the exam, according to a university news release.
Physicians and hospitals can both benefit significantly from a hospital-physician ASC joint venture: The hospital benefits from transferring its brand to the surgery center and building a strong relationship with community physicians, and the physicians benefit from greater leverage in…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Wake Endoscopy Center in Raleigh, N.C., has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding and its ProVation EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has named Jeff Bell as vice president of new business development in the company's sales leadership team.
Johnson & Johnson’s $21.3 billion acquisition of Synthes may drive its orthopedic device rivals Zimmer and Stryker to make their own deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bariatric surgery is more effective than dieting for glucose control, according to a report in Science Translational Medicine.
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Wolters Kluwer Health has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lexi-Comp, a provider of drug information and clinical content for pharmacists and clinicians.