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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LeGoo, a gel that temporarily stops blood flow, according to a news release.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it has formed a panel of experts to help understand new technology in medical devices, according to a Reuters report.

A study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that opioid use in patients with fibromyalgia was associated with lower education, unemployment, disability payments, current unstable psychiatric disorder, a history of substance abuse and previous suicide attempts.

Results presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management showed that a lidocaine/tetracaine patch relieved pain associated with shoulder impingement syndrome, according to a Medscape report.

Lori Kough, a licensed practical nurse and office manager at Suncoast Pain Management in Sarasota, has been charged with 34 counts of prescription drug fraud and one count of Oxycodone trafficking, according to a Bradenton.com news report.

Chronic pain and prescription drug abuse cost the U.S. more than $323 billion annually, according to a study by consulting firm Laffer Associates and the Millenium Research Institute reported in a news release.

More than two-thirds of surveyed cancer physicians do not feel they received adequate training in reaching out to bereaved family members after a patient’s death during their residency or fellowship. The results of this survey were presented at the 53rd…

Recent survey results suggest the high frequency of false alarms is the most important issue regarding clinical alarms, according to an Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation release.

In response to the Senate Finance Committee’s report and concerns over physician-owned distributorships, the Office of Inspector General is initiating a review of PODs to examine how they may contribute to cost increases, according to a Lexology report. PODs, which…

HCA has announced the appointment of two new division presidents, effective immediately, according to an HCA news release.