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Kenneth Pettine, MD, hosted a symposium for spine surgeons and ambulatory surgery center leaders in Dallas to discuss clinical and business issues with spine surgery in ASCs.

Teleflex has announced it has received FDA clearance for a line of reusable obturators, according to a news release.

Thermedical has announced it has received FDA clearance for an ablation system, according to a news release.

Omar C. Chahal, MD, DDS, of Face and Jaw Surgery Center, will represent the North East Dental District on the North Dakota Dental Association Board of Trustees, according to a PRWeb report.

Use of intestinal alkaline phosphate may help prevent C. difficile infections, based on preliminary testing on mice, according to research presented at the Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress and reported by ABC.

CMS has issued guidance on Medicare coverage for those affected by the meningitis outbreak.

Ameridose, sister company of the New England Compounding Center, has issued a voluntary recall of all products, according to the FDA.

A second Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, Ameridose, has recalled products in the wake of a meningitis outbreak linked to the New England Compounding Center pharmacy, according to a WebMD report.

An article recently published in "Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal" compares the environmental concerns associated with prescription drugs to physical therapy for pain management, according to a Gazette Times report.

This article was written by Anne Dean, RN, BSN, LRM, CEO and co-founder of The ADA Group.