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The FDA will grant the University of Rochester Medical Center a $4.5 million grant over five years to study different approaches to improve methods used to evaluate and approve treatments for acute and chronic pain, according to a University news…

A new study reveals oncologists are not effectively treating pain, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. Delicate instrument damage means lost revenue and expensive repair for healthcare facilities. Instrument protection systems are designed to hold and protect instruments during sterilization, storage and…

Implantable Provider Group has announced it is expanding its Florida Device Benefit Management program to the hospital market, according to an IPG news release.

Here are 10 recent FDA decisions on new and updated drugs and medical devices.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and CDC have launched a pilot program designed to avoid overuse and misuse of antibiotics in hospitals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching an antibiotic tracking system that will allow hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions on how to improve use and compare themselves to other hospitals.

Short-term elective angioplasty and stenting is similarly safe at experienced surgical centers, whether or not they have onsite cardiac surgery backup, according to a MedPage Today report.

The New Jersey Senate Democrats have announced their leadership team for the 2012-13 legislative session, with Sen. Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge) Vitale to chair the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, according to a PolitickerNJ.com report.

A study conducted by researchers at Sydney's University of technology found that ineffective communication between physicians and nurses was a major cause of critical incidents and patient deaths, according to a Nine MSN report.