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Roche has announced it has received FDA clearance for its Accu-Chek Combo system for insulin pump therapy, according to a news release.

GE Healthcare has announced it has received FDA clearance of its new cardiac imaging platform, according to a news release.

The medical device industry may be in an interesting era of both more innovation and regulation. With the upholding of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, manufacturers will face a 2.3 percent excise tax on all devices they produce.…

Cigna has launched two new accountable care initiatives through its collaborative accountable care program.

Jeffrey Leider, MD, is a co-owner of Great Lakes Surgical Center, a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center, specializing in otolaryngology, ophthalmology, therapeutic and cosmetic facial plastic procedures and chronic pain management, in Southfield, Mich. Dr. Leider, a board-certified otolaryngologist, also works…

David Kwiatkowski, a former technician at Exeter Hospital, has been arrested and faces federal drug charges in connection to a hepatitis C outbreak at the hospital, according to a Kennebec Journal report.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has issued a funding opportunity announcement for large research projects focused on the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections.

James Colgan, MD, helped found Carson Urologists in Carson City, Nev., and has provided patient care to the surrounding area since 1974. He is a board certified urologist with experience in all areas of his specialty.

A professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received a four-year $1.36 million grant to study the relationship between pain and the parts of the brain associated with emotional response, according to a News-Medical report.