Seminole County in Florida will likely extend a ban on new pain management clinics for an additional six months as it continues to crack down on prescription drug abuse and pill mills, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
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A Sandwich, Mass., physician said that proposed legislation requiring physicians to consult an online patient database before prescribing painkillers is sorely needed, according to a Boston.com report.
The nation's largest medical groups are relying more on part-time physicians, most of whom are male, according to a study reported in Medscape News.
The nursing shortage in the U.S. is likely over until 2020, when a surge in the number of retirees will create a fresh wave of jobs, according to research reported in Bloomberg.
National Surgical Hospitals, based in Chicago, has announced its current CEO and co-founder John G. Rex-Waller has been named vice chairman of the board.
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The president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association has issued a statement on the introduction of the "Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients" Act.
Meir Daller, a urologist with Lee Memorial Health System's Outpatient Surgery Center, recently advocated for a minimally invasive procedure that uses plasma vaporization to treat an enlarged prostate in an ABC-7 report.
Olympus has announced it has received FDA clearance of its Thunderbeat hand instruments, according to a news release.
Medical Facilities Corporation has announced financial results for the three and 12-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2011, according to a Newswire report.
Seth Roiko, RN, has been promoted to surgery center supervisor at Sanford Health Detroit Lakes, according to a DL-Online report.