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MAQUET Cardiovascular has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new MEGA 7.5Fr. 30cc and 40cc intra-aortic balloon catheters, according to a news release.

Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced a new agreement with EndoChoice, according to a news release.

The president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association has issued a statement encouraging the U.S. House of Representatives to reauthorize the Medical Device User Fee Act, according to a news release.

Joan O'Shea, MD, is a neurosurgeon and orthopedic spine surgeon at The Spine Institute of New Jersey. A board-certified neurosurgeon with additional fellowship training in orthopedic spine surgery, she has concentrated her training on the treatment of spinal disorders.

Alcohol-impregnated port protectors and needleless neutral pressure connectors may help reduce rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections and contaminated blood cultures, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…

Medical Facilities Corporation has announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange approved its notice of intentionto make a normal course issuer bid for up to 283,668 of its outstanding common shares, representing 1 percent of the number of common shares issued…

Surgery center operator United Surgical Partners International has announced the addition of Dan Wolterman, president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, to its board of directors, according to a Sun Herald report.

A new gene therapy technique may be used to treat imflammatory bowel disease and to relieve pain and inflammation.

A U.S. Senate investigation targeting an "epidemic of accidental deaths and addiction" caused by opioids is accusing both the pharmaceutical industry and pain organizations of spreading misleading information about the drugs' safety and effectiveness, according to American News Report.

The American Medical Association and 98 other medical societies this week sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services arguing that its latest criteria for meaningful use of electronic health records will discourage physicians from using the…