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.
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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…
Medical practices with policies for employee hygiene, visible body modifications, hair and clothing will rarely provoke employee backlash if there is some flexibility involved, according to an American Medical News report.
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FDA has announced it is seeking public comment on a proposal encouraging manufacturers to consider the safety of children in the design of new X-ray imaging devices, according to a news release.
St. Jude Medical has announced it has received FDA approval of its Assura portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators, according to a news release.
Interrad Medical has announced it has received FDA clearance for four new sizes of the SecurAcath subcutaneous catheter securement device, according to a news release.