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Recently, San Francisco Surgery Center became the first ambulatory surgery center to offer MAKOplasty, a new robotic system that assists in partial joint replacement. Kevin R. Stone, MD, of The Stone Clinic in San Francisco, and John H. Velyvis, MD,…
Young children exposed to a brief, single anesthetic did not show any evidence of adverse long-term effects on the brain, according to a new Danish study published in the May 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
Pain researchers found a drug that has shown early promise as an option for chronic, severe pain may decrease the body's ability to fight off bacterial infections, according to a news release.
Concerns regarding shortage supplies were among those shared by a court-ordered patient care watchdog who recently released a report about Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Penn., according to a Philadelphia Courier Times news report.
A statewide initiative sponsored by Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities focuses on merging healthcare with literature, poetry and other forms of literature to help improve patient care at the hospital, according to…
Research findings show acupuncture seems to have no effect on back or other types of pain and may product negative outcomes, according to a study published in Pain.
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has released an outline of the National Council on Compensation Insurance's coding edits for the most commonly used interventional techniques.
Research findings suggest improving gloving practices does not adequately serve as an alternative strategy to improve hand hygiene compliance, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
More hospitals are implementing measures to reduce noise in response to a growing body of literature showing high levels of noise may impede patient recovery, according to an LA Times news report.