Louisiana State University’s ophthalmology clinic and residency program has moved into a new, 5,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, La., according to a report by the Telegram.
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Ophthalmic surgeons from the U.S. Air Force are the first in the Defense Department to employ a state-of-the-art laser that will shorten recovery times for corneal transplantation, according to a report by the U.S. Air Force.
New legislation proposed by Florida state representatives would allow optometrists to prescribe oral versions of 13 medications used to treat eye injuries and disorders, according to a report in the Herald Tribune.
Regular statin use does not decrease an individual's risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Antireflux surgery and omeprazole are both effective treatments for the long-term care of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published in the December issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association is offering a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate health reform bills, showing differences that will have to be worked out in the final bill, according to an HFMA release.
Conservative politicians in states such as Florida and Arizona are proposing measures to opt out of federal health reform legislation, according to a report by the New York Times.
Urban Treatment Center, a methadone clinic in Camden, N.J., is accused of improperly billing U.S. and New Jersey Medicaid for $906,910, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
UnitedHealthcare will require all network physicians and other healthcare providers, facilities and ancillary providers to participate in its Commercial Radiology Notification Program, effective Feb. 15, 2010, according to a report from the American Academy of Professional Coders.
Northern Virginia Eye Surgery Center (Fairfax, Va). William Rich, MD, a partner in this ASC, went through a 20-year struggle with nearby hospitals and Virginia's strict certificate of need process before the ASC finally opened in May 2008.