A new drug may provide the same anticoagulation effects as cardiology "king" warfarin, according to a MedPageToday report.
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A physician with offices in New Orleans has been charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after he allegedly billed durable medical equipment to Medicare for patients he never saw, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.…
An overview of multiple studies on pain relief finds that ultrasound-guided nerve block procedures do not significantly relieve pain, according to an Anesthesia & Analgesia report.
A new patent reform law signed by President Obama is expected to encourage innovation, streamline the patent process, reduce a backlog of pending patents and allow for patent challenges without filing a federal lawsuit, according to a Mass Device report.
Due to insufficient scientific evidence on effectiveness, physicians should not be prescribing high-dose opioids for chronic non-cancer pain, according to an Archives of Internal Medicine editorial.
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A Miami man who pled guilty to a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, the longest sentence ever imposed in a Medicare Fraud Strike Force case, according to a news release from the…
David W. Kielty, OD, MD, has joined Southcoast Physicians Network in New Bedford, Mass., according to a Southcoast Health System release.
Mayo Clinic's 2011 Transform symposium, challenging healthcare industry representatives from across the country to think differently about healthcare, came up with five key insights, according to an R&D Magazine report.
1. Cataract surgery techniques. Cataract surgeons have adopted several improvements in surgical techniques, says R. Bruce Wallace III, MD, founder and medical director of Wallace Eye Surgery in Alexandria, La., and current president of the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society. For…
Spine Surgical Innovation, global marketer and distributor of the Swivel Port System and full line of spine instruments, has added two new torque instruments to the company's portfolio.