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Nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals suffer around 800,000 needlestick injuries in U.S. hospitals every year, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information and a FOX News report.

Two new studies found that a new, FDA-approved approach to cataract surgery is safer and more efficient that the standard procedure today, according to findings presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

A new report estimates the orthopedic device market will reach $57.9 billion by 2016, according to research firm Markets and Markets.

Bloggers at the Millennium Research Group's blog compared the FDA and the European CE mark and the effects on innovation in both markets.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals is set to buy Adolor in a cash and shares deal that could total up to $415 million, according to a Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News report.

Pfizer has agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations related to the marketing of its drug Detrol, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. This settlement resolves the last of a group of…

MMX Holdings, which is preparing to launch its ManageMyASC.com platform for commercial release, has announced a partnership with the investment arm of California's Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic as part of MMX's acquisition of the SurgiCoder technology platform, according to a news…

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has awarded the University of Michigan Health System $3.5 million to examine tissue-specific metabolic reprogramming in diabetes complications. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on diabetes complications.

CMS will now begin to cover annual screenings for alcohol misuse and depression, according to agency decision memos.

Healthcare professionals at Arroyo Grande (Calif.) Community Hospital are using donated dolls to help ease anxiety and facilitate education among pediatric patients, according to a Santa Maria Times report.