The University of Massachusetts Medical School has received a $12 million federal grant to lead a consortium that will create a research registry for total joint replacements, according to a news report by The Telegram & Gazette.
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CVS has agreed to pay the federal and state governments more than $17 million to settle claims that the nationwide retail pharmacy chain overcharged Medicaid, according to a CNN report. CVS allegedly submitted inflated prescription claims in 10 states —…
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) are calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to create a task force that would investigate infections stemming from a dentist at Dayton (Ohio) VA Medical Center, according to a Dentistry…
Kimberly-Clark has announced the launch of its 2011 healthcare-associated infections bus tour.
United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y., has reported six patients have clostridium difficile, an unusually high number, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
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A close look at vaccination rates among healthcare personnel shows vaccination for influenza and hepatitis B remains low compared to Healthy People 2020 goals, a national objective for improving nationwide health, according to research published in the American Journal of…
Ansell Limited, a provider of protection solutions, has debuted two new synthetic surgical gloves at AORN 58th Congress, according to a company news release.
New study results showed that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of highly-resistant bacteria, commonly referred to as 'superbugs,' within 48 hours, according to a news release.
Advanced Pain Management, a pain group based outside of Milwaukee, has opened a new facility in Fox Point, Wis., according to a Business Journal news report.
High-frequency non-painful transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation could help reduce ischemic pain, according to research published in The Clinical Journal of Pain.