The medical device industry is gaining political momentum by pushing a D.C. agenda of simplifying federal oversight of product development, according to a NewsObserver report.
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A new public-private partnership seeking to improve the development, testing and approval process for medical devices will be chaired by former Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins, according to a StarTribune report.
A New York bill intended to crack down on prescription drug overdoses continues to draw criticism from state healthcare providers, according to a Forbes report.
University Hospital in Cleveland is now one of just several hospitals in the country performing cryoablation to provide pain relief to cancer patients, according an NBC 5 Cleveland report.
A pharmacy in Chatham, N.J., mistakenly administered breast cancer medications to children who were prescribed fluoride pills, according to a Tampa Bay Times report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the medication mix-up in New Jersey.
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More than 200 healthcare workers in a study reported excellent or good skin tolerance after using alcohol-based hand rubs in 73 percent of cases, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in…
The number of jobs in the ambulatory care setting will likely grow at a faster pace than the number of jobs in the hospital setting over the next 10 years, according to an American Medical News report.
Lori Legaspi, administrator at Jennie Stuart Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center in Hopkinsville, Ky., has been promoted to assistant vice president of ancillary services for the hospital, according to a Surf KY report.
Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Litsch will be out for at least six weeks after undergoing emergency surgery to fight an infection at the site of a platelet-rich plasma injection, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.