Five anesthesiologists specializing in pain management and interventional spine procedures are opening Jersey Shore Pain Management in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., according to a Press of Atlantic City news report.
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Baylor Research Institute, the research arm of Baylor Health Care System, and Eureka Genomics have partnered to study the causes of colorectal cancer for the advancement of the disease's prevention, management and treatment, according to a news release.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has strict requirements for maximum workloads for medical residents, but a study published in Archives of Surgery suggests the physicians-in-training often break these rules, which could pose patient safety risks and deter optimal…
Among Pennsylvania patients who acquired a healthcare-associated infection in 2009, 29.8 percent were readmitted within 30 days for an infection or complication, according to a Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report.
A new 'closed-loop' system can accurately adjust levels of anesthetics and analgesic drugs in surgical patients, according to a study published in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Bovine colostrum may reduce intestinal permeability of luminal toxins caused by heavy exercise in athletes, according to an article published in the American Journal of Physiology- Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.
Cook Medical has developed a new histology needle for endoscopic ultrasound that provides a minimally invasive procedure for taking samples of submucosal lesions, mediastinal masses, lymph nodes and intraperitoneal masses, according to a news release by the company.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it is hosting a three-part online complimentary educational webinar series aimed at helping hospitals and integrated delivery networks address critical revenue enhancement issues.
The following article is written by Michael McKevitt, senior vice president, business development, for Regent Surgical Health. Simply stated, neither the priorities of the hospital nor the priorities of the surgeons are necessarily the priorities of a surgery center.…
An outpatient surgery center could be included in a new health park project in Cobb County, Ga., under development by WellStar Health System, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.