The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has awarded 35 endoscopy units with a three-year, renewable Certificate of Recognition, according to an ASGE release.
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Physicians at Ohio State University Medical Center reported a patient's temporary vision loss after receiving local anesthetic for cervical radiofrequency neurotomy, according to a case study published by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
In arteriovenous fistula surgery, patients treated with regional anesthesia may experience less pain and need fewer opioids than those treated with general anesthesia, according to an ongoing study by Duke University School of Medicine.
Baltimore cardiac surgeon Peter Horneffer, MD, has filed a lawsuit against St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., and its parent company, Catholic Health Initiatives, alleging the hospital threatened, harassed and discriminated against him for his participation in a whistleblower…
Five pharmaceutical companies have paid more than $25 million to North Carolina to settle fraud allegations, thanks to investigations by the state’s Medicaid Investigations Unit, according to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Justice. The following cases…
Linden Crest Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., is under new ownership and has taken on a new name — Linden Surgical Center of Beverly Hills — according to a news release from MedBridge, a provider of development, turnaround and…
Innovative Resources Group, doing business as APS Healthcare Midwest of White Plains, N.Y., will pay $13 million to the federal government and the state of Georgia to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicaid for specialty services not…
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