Two studies in the Dec. 2009 issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, discuss how two heart disease treatments, low-dose aspirin and statin medications, may impact age-related macular degeneration risk and disease progression, according to an…
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Ophthalmic Imaging Systems has announced that it has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its OIS EyeScan, a portable, digital imaging device, according to a report by CNN Money.
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A recent study published in the December issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery found that ambulatory surgical centers outperformed standard hospital-based surgical centers in certain quality-based performance areas for certain ENT procedures, according to a news release by…
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In a survey of surgeons commissioned by the American College of Surgeons, 8.9 percent of respondents said they were concerned they had made a "major medical error" in the past three months, according to an article on the survey in…
The 2,074-page Senate health reform bill, released Nov. 18, proposes a sweeping set of changes in the Medicare program, according to a report in Health Affairs.
David Schlactus, CEO of Willamette (Ore.) Surgery Center and Hope Orthopedics of Oregon in Salem, Ore., set out his concerns with the House and Senate health reform bills in an opinion piece in the Oregonian.
Stryker has initiated a Class 1 recall of 23 Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems, according to a release from Stryker.
The Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group in Burlingame, Calif., are considering a merger that would create a 1,300 physician group that would cover the Peninsula, Silicon Valley, the East Bay and Santa Cruz areas, according to…