Olympus America, a company focused on precision technology that includes medical and surgical products and imaging systems, is working on ways for medical professionals to better communicate, according to a company news story.
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Colorectal screening recommendations for first-degree relatives of individuals diagnosed with an adenoma before age 60 may be too aggressive, researchers argue in an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan, a third-party administrator for Passport Health Plan, Kentucky's Medicaid managed care plan, has agreed to pay $2 million in damages to the state for submitting false information in order to receive higher payments, according to a…
An article in Anesthesia & Analgesia evaluated the effectiveness of the C-MAC D-Blade, a new videolaryngoscopic C-MAC blade for difficult intubation, according to the study's abstract.
A Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program that significantly decreased bloodstream infections in Michigan hospital ICUs appears to have reduced deaths by 10 percent, according to a John Hopkins news release.
University Orthopaedic Associates in New Jersey has announced it is scheduled to open a new ambulatory surgery center in Somerset, N.J., in summer 2011.
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