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People are more likely to trust health messages tweeted by physicians who have a lot of followers but not the messages they retweet, according to researchers at Penn State University.

Nurses are more likely to report medical errors when they trust their superiors and when their superiors "walk the talk," according to research from Penn State University.

Here are five sterile processing tools available from Fairfield, N.J.-based Cygnus Medical, a surgical device and infection control company.

The number of primary total knee arthroplasty procedures has increased more than 161 percent over the last 20 years, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care has made available a free, downloadable 30-day readmission chart review form.

Study results published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which the prescriptions were written.

Dallen Medical has announced it has filed for FDA clearance for its Compressyn staple, according to a news release.

Merit Medical Systems has announced it has received FDA clearance to market a new hydrophilic guide wire, according to a news release.

Tony La Russa, legendary manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, recently released his memoir, One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season.  

Here are six key concepts for better supply chain management.