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Baxter International has announced it has completed its acquisition of SIGMA International General Medical Apparatus, according to a news release.

IRIDEX Corp. has announced the launch of a new glaucoma procedure based on its MicroPulse technology, according to a news release.

Nurses want immediate access to electronic drug reference tools as they turn increasingly to smartphones while working with patients, a recent survey said.

Forty-three percent of California nurses licensed in the past 18 months have not yet secured employment, according to a survey by the California Institute for Nursing and Health Care.

John Steinmann, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Arrowhead Orthopedics in Redlands, Calif.  He also serves as the president and CEO of Renovis Surgical Technologies, which provides orthopedic products to surgeons and hospitals, and serves the clinical faculty of…

Congressman Pete Stark (D-Calif.) has asked CMS to investigate Accretive Health, one of the country's largest medical debt collectors, after Minnesota's attorney general sued the company for patient privacy violations, according to a New York Times report.

John Atwater, MD, is a spine surgeon at McClean County Orthopedics in Bloomington, Ill., where he treats a wide range of spinal conditions and performs many types of spinal surgery. Dr. Atwater also performs spinal procedures at Downstate Illinois Spine…

Most patients are inconsistent with their prescription drug dosages, including those taking opioids, a new study says.

A New York Times editorial this week discussed the importance of implementing a statewide drug database to curb "doctor shopping" and the overfilling of opioids prescriptions.

Here are 10 pain management physicians who were honored or achieved milestones thus far in 2012.