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A woman has been awarded more than $525,000 in a lawsuit that alleged clinicians at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bucks County, Pa., had acted negligently when they left a sponge in her abdomen during surgery, according to a Courier Times…

London-based AstraZeneca will face a Sept. 2012 trial over a lawsuit filed by Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. State officials claim the pharmaceutical company defrauded the state’s Medicaid program by failing to outline a drug’s risks, according to a Bloomberg…

Backed by the likes of Johnson & Johnson and Mayo Clinic, Nevro Corp. has raised $58 million to prepare for a hoped-for U.S. launch of its spinal cord stimulator for chronic pain, according to a report by Mass Device.

The FDA has unveiled proposed rules to regulate mobile health applications, such as smartphones and tablets, as medical devices that need agency approval, according to an FDA draft guidance.

Many ophthalmologists have been speaking out against draft Kentucky regulations that would allow optometrists to perform some minor surgeries, according to a report by the Herald Leader.

Business Insider ranked the 11 most implanted medical devices in the United States, based number of procedures.

Mednet, an ASC management software company, has hired Steve Noxon as director of partner relationship, according to a company news release.

A 71-year-old Downey, Calif., physician faces charges he conspired to prescribe painkillers to patients without examining them, according to a report by the Mercury News.

Access MediQuip, a provider of comprehensive surgical implant management solutions, has announced the appointment of Steve DaRe as the company's chief financial officer.

A former physician from Fairfield, Conn., was the second person convicted in a fraud scheme after he pleaded guilty to making a false statement related to healthcare yesterday, according to Connecticut Post report. Francisco R. Carbone, MD, pleaded guilty to…