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MedBridge, a developer and operators of ambulatory surgery centers, has announced it has named Christopher Tormey as its director of clinical operations.

Nazanin Barzideh, MD, a vitreoretinal surgeon, has joined Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., according to a report by the Garden City News.

Prescription painkillers are often a key gateway to using injected illegal drugs such as heroin, according to a news release by the Drexel University School of Public Health.

One-quarter to one-half of Americans age 65 or older experience pain, and many of them are not treated, according to a report by Internal Medicine News.

A new $1.3 million report by the Institute of Medicine calls for a complete overhaul of the FDA's 150(k) approval process for medical devices.

A new, low-cost "lab on a chip" performs complex laboratory assays from a drop of blood within minutes, according to a report by Nature Medicine.

Steven Leaf, director HRIS at Surgical Care Affiliates, and Sandy Anderson, financial analyst at SourceMedical, have joined the board of Alabama Court Appointed Special Advocates, according to a report from The Birmingham News.

Officials at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, have come under fire for acknowledging that tubal ligation surgeries are performed at a local surgery center partially owned by the hospital, according to a Toledo Blade report.

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co.   Conducting weekly tests to ensure your instrument washer is functioning properly has become increasingly important over the years. New guidelines from AORN (Recommended Practices for…

SourceMedical has announced it has partnered with Integrated Document Solutions (IDS) to allow IDS to provide document scanning and outsourced paper imaging services to help SourceMedical's clients.