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Medtronic has issued an urgent medical device correction on its SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion pumps, warning that the batteries in certain devices might suddenly fail, according to a news release by Medtronic.

A researcher at the University of Georgia has invented an inexpensive technology that makes fabrics permanently germ-free, according to a news release by the University of Georgia.

A U.S. Army task force has recommended shifting from simply dispensing pain medications to using a much wider armamentarium of pain management techniques, according to a report by the Marine Corps Times.

A suit alleging that John Reynolds, former CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, solicited kickbacks from vendors will move forward. Read more coverage at Becker’s Hospital Review.

Danbury (Conn.) Hospital’s former CFO has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from the Connecticut hospital and a hospital in Ohio where he previously worked. Read more coverage at Becker’s Hospital Review.

AmkaiSolutions, a provider of electronic solutions to surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and practices and clinics, has announced the appointment of Molly Sandvig to the AmkaiSolutions board of directors.

Here are five ways ambulatory surgery centers can position themselves for success in the future.

According to a Hospital for Special Surgery news release, researchers at the hospital found that obese patients undergoing surgery are less likely to develop respiratory insufficiency and adult respiratory distress syndrome.

John Bookmyer is CEO of Pain Management Group, a management company in Findlay, Ohio, that operates joint ventures in pain management with seven hospital partners.

The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council, an independent, third-party inspection organization for healthcare laundry facilities, has awarded the Central Florida branch of ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists HLAC Accreditation, according to an ImageFIRST news release.