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The FDA has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Mobillet Mira, the company's first mobile digital X-ray system with a wireless detector, according to a news release.

Researchers at the Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington found that use of opioids can increase the risk of pneumonia in patients aged 65-94, according to a release.

Thousands of Medicare beneficiaries received multiple prescriptions painkillers and other narcotics, signaling an increase in prescription drug abuse, according to the Government Accountability Office and a New York Times report.

Aesculap, a B. Braun company, has acquired Aragon Surgical, an advanced radiofrequency electrosurgical instruments company, according to a B. Braun news release.

Cardinal Health, a leading distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies based in Dublin, Ohio, revealed its Protexis Latex Hydrogel surgical gloves, according to a company release.

The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain at McGill University in Quebec is undertaking what is believed to be the largest chronic pain study, following 3,500 chronic-pain patients, according to a Vancouver Sun report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health has released a report highlighting activities that support the medical device industry and product development, while maintaining the safety and effectiveness of the products.

UPS will begin offering an air freight container designed for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics, according to a company release.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes the following nine recommendations to prevent MRSA.

Researchers have concluded transferring patients from larger facilities with higher patient turnover to smaller facilities with lower patient turnover could cause an increase in MRSA prevalence, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Read the full…