Thomas Jefferson University has announced Scott Waldman, MD, PhD, a member of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, has been awarded a Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement grant to help advance a molecular diagnostic test for colon cancer into commercialization, according to a…
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R. Fraser Stokes, MD, a gastroenterologist at Southwestern Gastrointestinal Specialists in Uniontown, Pa., has written a column on colorectal cancer prevention for the Herald Standard.
Steroid injections for back pain are no more effective than a placebo, according to a study reported in the New York Times.
Wisconsin may have an online statewide prescription drug monitoring program as early as next year, according to a Reedsburg Times-Press report. Pharmacies will begin submitting data for the system this fall.
The guidelines that refer to physician and coding staff associated with CPT code 29880 and 29881 changed when chondroplasty is performed with a meniscectomy, meaning the change for 2012 is with the meniscectomy CPT codes — not with the chondroplasty…
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Lewis Yocum, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform ulnar collateral ligament repair on Seattle Mariners pitcher George Sherrill, according to an MLB report.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published its 2011 Year in Review report.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has announced it has opened a new Barrett's esophagus treatment center, according to a news release.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals recorded profit of $56.1 million in the first quarter of 2012, a 22 percent upsurge from the $46.1 million profit recorded in the first quarter of 2011, and outpatient surgery was a large contributor to the…
Consultants have advised some large employers they can save money by dropping health insurance in 2014 and sending employees to buy insurance through health insurance exchanges, according to a report by congressional Republicans reported in FOX Business.