Researchers at Purdue University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology created a small device that converts continuous laser light into numerous ultrashort pulses, said a university news release.
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The robotic surgery equipment manufacturing industry's revenue is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 14.9 percent for the next five years, reaching $4.2 billion by 2016, according to an IBISWorld report and news release.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say that humans' larger, more porous vertebrae in a thinner bone shell leave them more susceptible to bone fractures as they age, a university news release said.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center will study a new system of pain relief for patients with nerve pain following chemotherapy, a university news release said.
Use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms can dramatically reduce the amount of bacteria and the incidence of hospital-acquired infections, according to a news release.
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Although hospitals have seen a decline in antibiotic resistance and costs, hospitals' compliance to antimicrobial stewardship guidelines is lacking, according to several studies presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
RF Surgical Systems, a developer of solutions for the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges, has announced Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Vir., has implemented the company's RF Assure Detection System for use in its surgical suites,…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a clinical surveillance, documentation and reporting tool, is hosting a complimentary webinar on "Successes of a Clostridium difficile Infection Reduction Team," according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news…
LaClaro, maker of the Lighthouse revenue cycle management system for ambulatory surgery centers, has announced the launch of a new data analysis solution intended to help pinpoint problems for collecting payment for procedures that include implants, evaluate the profitability of…
In the past six years, the federal government has more than tripled the amount of money gained through Medicaid fraud prosecutions, according to a USA TODAY report. The government gained $573 million in 2004 compared to 2010’s $1.85 billion. This…