Researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University have found nitric oxide gas may reduce pain crises of sickle cell disease, according to a GHSU news release.
Uncategorized
Roland Borrasi, MD, has been convicted of Medicare fraud after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago used the “one purpose test” to determine the legality of payments Dr. Borrasi received from an Illinois hospital, according…
A physician from Jacksonville, Fla., has been sentenced to 28 months in prison and $475,000 in fines for concealing information in medical records to obtain Medicare and Medicaid payments, according to an ENC Today report. Along with 28 months imprisonment,…
Ray Elliott, president and CEO of Boston Scientific, will retire by the end of the year, according to a release by the company.
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that intensive care units that used the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program stopped central line-associated bloodstream infections for up to two years, according to a press release by the Agency for…
Advertisement
Twenty-five percent of Veterans Health Administration medical centers and the VA outpatient mail-order pharmacy used alcohol prep pads and other products recalled because of contamination threats, according to an msnbc.com report.
Performing kyphoplasty on patients with vertebral fractures due to injury can decrease the likelihood of death by 44 percent when compared with those who are prescribed bed rest and painkillers, according to an article published in The Telegraph.
An outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) in a healthcare facility can cause higher death rates, increased length of stay and add stress on lab testing services. "All of these factors place a higher burden on our scarce health resources,"…
A former payroll consultant from Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center in Dorchester, Mass., has been indicted for allegedly manipulating the books to conceal the theft of approximately $750,000, according to a Boston Globe report. Nzeribe McKenzie allegedly stole the funds…
Surgeons and anesthesiologists see the highest average compensation out of 801 occupations, according to an analysis of federal compensation data by The Business Journals. Surgeons ranked first, earning an average of $219,770 in 2009, the latest year for which figures…