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Due to continuing uncertainty on how to treat chronic pain, physicians should base treatment on evidence-based studies and not rely on patient testimonials, according to an FASEB Journal report.

UPMC researchers are embarking on a five-year study with an aim to finally create the first set of protocols for diagnosing and treating sepsis in the emergency room, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Otolaryngologist Dr. Douglas R. Myers has been elected president of the Washington State Medical Association, according to a WSMA news release (pdf).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published safety labeling changes made prescribing information for 44 products in August.

David Rosen, the former CEO of New York-based MediSys Health Network who was charged with bribing New York state legislators, has been found guilty of five conspiracy and fraud counts, according to a Thomson Reuters news report. Read more coverage…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make the following 12 recommendations to prevent Clostridium difficile infections (CDI).

Hospitalized children that are colonized but not sick with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA are at considerable risk for developing full-blown infections, according to research conducted by Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

All employees of Hospital Sisters Health System, based in Springfield, Ill., are now required to receive flu vaccination by Oct. 15, according to a health system release.

After six years in the laser spine industry, Jimmy St. Louis, along with his new partners, Ann Miller and Shawn Clymer, both leaders from the Laser Spine Institute, are taking on a new project: a company that identifies new and…

Pfizer has completed its acquisition of pain medication company Icagen in a deal worth almost $50 million, according to a Pfizer press release.