A team of researchers has developed a new assessment to predict whether surgeons are ready to use the da Vinci robot for surgery, according to a Market Watch report.
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The FDA approved Carl Zeiss Meditec's Cirrus HD-OCT software version 6.0 for dry age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma, according to a company news release.
The FDA informally agreed to work with Biocom, a San Diego-based life sciences trade group, to improve medical device review, according to a North County Times report.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a case study outlining how Saint Louis University's School of Medicine incorporated its "Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit" into an "enterprising and progressively evolving" health literacy initiative to improve outcomes through…
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute found dimethylsphingosine, a small-molecule byproduct of cellular membranes in the nervous system, is produced at abnormally high levels in the spinal cords of rats with neuropathic pain and appears to cause pain when injected,…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released an ACIP work group's list of vaccination recommendations for healthcare employees.
Women report more intense pain than men with the same medical conditions, according findings published in The Journal of Pain.
Mandatory vaccinations for healthcare employees may be more effective in achieving higher vaccination rates than programs that emphasize access and convenience, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Medical office patient safety culture alone may not always lead to high quality outcomes, according to research published in the Journal of Patient Safety.
Copper alloys in the clinical setting, such as door handles and light switches, could decrease the presence of microbial organisms, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemology.