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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a collaborative study with the National Eye Institute and the U.S. Department of Defense to examine the potential impact on quality of life from Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, a surgical procedure that…

Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital, part of Main Line Health, has opened a bariatric surgery center, according to a report by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Laurie Jackson, CFO of Broadlane, a leading cost management company for healthcare providers, has been named a finalist in the 6th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, according to a Broadlane news release.

A recent report by Irving Levin Associates found that a total of 233 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the healthcare industry during the third quarter of 2009, and the dollars spent on these deals surged 38 percent since the…

The North American Spine Society has released comments in response to two studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the effectiveness of vertebroplasty, according to an NASS news release.

MediGain, a Dallas, Texas-based provider of outsourced back-office financial services for healthcare providers, has been named to the Inc. 500 — Inc. Magazine's list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

Darryl Clarence Harris, MD, an OB/GYN formerly of Beaumont, Texas, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, according to a report by KFDM News.

Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products and an innovator in mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Mallinckrodt TaperGuard Evac endotracheal tube, according to a Covidien news…

Here are the average staff hours per case for employees in ASCs by the total number of cases a surgery center performs annually, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

Joe Macies has been named the new CEO of Amkai, according to an Amkai news release.