ReGen Biologics has sued the FDA over the agency's decision to rescind its previous approval of the company's Menaflex knee repair device, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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The U.S. Army is giving AcelRx a $5.6 million grant to support development of a non-invasive, fast-onset sublingual opiod to treat of moderate to severe acute pain, according to a release from AcelRx.
A Hartford, Conn., physician has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle government allegations that he billed Medicaid for services never rendered, according to a Hartford Courant report. From 2004-2009, Mark W. Izard, MD, allegedly submitted claims for the treatment…
Prakash Patel, MD, is CEO of Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions. He was named Access MediQuip's chief operating and chief clinical officer in early 2011, and was named CEO shortly thereafter.
Stephen Rosenbaum is CEO of Interventional Management Services, a physician-owned ambulatory surgery center management and development company which currently has six ASC partners. Mr. Rosenbaum joined Interventional Spine and Pain Management Center in Aug. 2008 and created Interventional Management Services…
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Patients in EDs who have recently been hospitalized are at much higher risk of being admitted compared to patients who have not recently been in the hospital, according to research led by a Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania physicians.
Possible risk factors for adverse drug events include the number of medications prescribed to a patient and the patient's age, according to research published in Health Services Research.
Here are profiles of 12 great physicians in Florida. Physicians are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Note: Physicians do not pay and cannot pay to be on this list. This list is not an endorsement of any individual's…
In an editorial piece in The Tennessean, Richard Cowart, chairman of the health law and public policy departments of the Baker Donelson law firm, discussed the industry-wide movement of cases into the outpatient surgery setting.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed legislation to require pain management clinics to obtain a license, limit the amount of controlled substances that could be prescribed in a certain time frame and create a take-back program for unused drugs, according…