A new study takes a first step toward creating an objective measure for pain by taking MRI scans of the brain and using a computer algorithm to look for patterns, according to a PLoS ONE report.
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Tops Market Pharmacy has paid the state of New York nearly $250,000 in restitution to resolve a Medicaid fraud case involving a former pharmacist in one of its Rochester stores, according to a Buffalo Business First report. The pharmacy, part…
The U.S. laparoscopic device market is expected to reach more $4.1 billion in sales in 2011 and $7.5 billion by 2018, according to an iData Research news release.
Facing threats of a lawsuit by ophthalmologists and other MDs, a review panel in the Kentucky legislature has approved proposed regulations spelling out how optometrists can qualify to perform eye surgery, according to a Lexington Herald Leader report.
Michael Mahoney, chairman of Johnson & Johnson's medical device and diagnostics business, will become the new president of Boston Scientific on Oct. 17, with plans for him to take over the CEO post next year, according to a Boston Scientific…
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The Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center has received the 2010/2011 APEX Quality Award from CTQ Solutions, according to a news release from Surgical Management Professionals, which manages the ASC.
Healthcare experts at the second annual Missouri Health Literacy Summit discussed the importance of patient literacy and communication in maintaining positive outcomes and population health, according to a Columbia Daily Tribune report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., will incorporate a flu vaccine policy for employees, according to a Monroe News report.
Provista, a supply chain improvement company, has announced Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Service Corp. has signed an agreement which will allow eligible AzHHA members to access Provista's portfolio of contracts, according to a Provista news release.
Here are seven secrets for success for spine surgeons performing cases in ambulatory surgery centers, according to Fred Naraghi, MD, director of the Comprehensive Spine Center in San Francisco.