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Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has asked for the state attorney general's office to rule whether a taxpayer-funded patient safety report can be kept confidential, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.

Two years after CoxHealth officials publicly confessed that as many as 76 cancer patients were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation over a five-year period, the organization has settled 27 of 66 lawsuits, according to a News-Leader report.

Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has published its fourth issue of the Surgical Implant Digest electronic newsletter.

Researchers have devised a way to produce isotopes, which are essential to medical imaging technology, in a type of particle accelerator that some hospitals have, according to a news release.

The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable spreadsheet that can be used to compute grams of alcohol product used per 1,000 patient days.

The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable template that can be printed and used as buttons to promote hand hygiene.

Amerinet, a national healthcare solutions organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with Compression Therapy Concepts for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis care products, according to an Amerinet news release.

Medical Facilities Corporation has announced a cash divided payment of CDN $0.0917 per common share will be payable on March 15, according to a Newswire report.

Kevin Petersen, MD, will perform surgeries at no cost for two uninsured Nevada residents at Medical District Surgery Center on Feb. 20, according to a FOX 5 Vegas report.

The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation donated $5 million to the University Hospital's Eye Institute in Cleveland, according to a news release.