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After years of failing to turn a profit from antibiotics, some pharmaceutical companies are making their way back into the space after various government research incentives motivate companies to create antibacterial-resistant antibiotics, according to Bloomberg.

A mother from Haiti gave birth to a baby with Zika-associated microcephaly in Florida, according to Local 10 News.

The global hospital-acquired infections control market is anticipated to reach about $82.89 billion by 2020, according to a Persistence Market Research report.

Retained surgical sponges are a prevalent and often costly error, with the average malpractice lawsuit totaling $600,000.1 Due to the scope of the problem and its costly repercussions, Stryker decided to bring awareness to the issue and interviewed hundreds of…

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority awarded Gaithersburg, Md.-based Emergent BioSolutions a contract to devise and manufacture a vaccine to combat the early states of Zika, according to The Washington Post.

Senior level position to assist CEO of surgery center company located in Florida on MCO contracting encompassing reimbursement strategies including: fee schedule management, payor contracting for new surgical services, and bundled payment methodologies.Proactively pursue revenue optimization strategies; assimilate data into…

Florida and Texas may be hard-pressed to offer substantial Zika prevention in women's clinics, according to Kaiser Health News.

As part of the Prevention Epicenters Program, the CDC is granting $26 million to support five academic medical centers' research to improve patient safety.

In the wake of a costly opioid epidemic, the CDC released new prescribing guidelines which advise physicians to prescribe small doses and only when needed, according to Kaiser Health News.

A new CAPG Standards of Excellence member survey revealed which physician groups are offering quality, coordinated patient care.