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Amanda Umlandt, OD, has joined Seashore Eyecare in Exmore, Va., according to an Eastern Shore News report.

Neuroticism, the tendency to experience negative emotions, strongly affects the brain's processing when feeling pain and anticipating pain, according to a Gastroenterology report.

The FDA has ordered a recall of Medtronic's SynchroMed II implantable infusion pump, models 8637-20 and 8637-40, distributed between May 2004 and July 8, 2011, according to an FDA news release.

The FDA has cleared GE Healthcare's Veo computed tomography technology, which delivers clearer images at lower doses, according to a GE Healthcare news release.

Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) is seeking administrators in a number of locations.

Provista, a supply chain improvement company, has announced Russell Hall, vice president of operations for the company, will be speaking at the Physician Hospitals of America Annual Conference taking place from Sept. 21-23 in Keystone, Colo., according to a Provista…

The inaugural meeting of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery is scheduled for Nov. 3 in Chicago.

Surgery may be a better option than laser treatment for varicose veins, according to an IB Times report.

Surgical Notes and National Medical Billing Services have been announced as sponsors the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's Winter Coding Seminar in Las Vegas in December.

Patients generally support the presence of surgical trainees during procedures but are less supportive when confronted with more personalized scenarios, according to research reported by MedPageToday.