Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD, professor of anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will serve as director of the school's new Center for the Study of the Itch, according to a university release.
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Somnia Anesthesia has issued a news release in which the national anesthesia services company defined what it is terming an "Accountable Anesthesia Organization™" (AAO).
Cleveland Clinic immunologist Vincent Tuohy, PhD, has won the Clinic's annual Sones Innovation Award, according to a news release.
Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center, has received a letter of commendation from the World Health Organization for producing a training video on pulse oximetry.
Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review will host a free webinar on Tuesday, April 26, from 1:15 PM-2:15 PM CT, focusing on the impact of high-quality anesthesia management on productivity, patient satisfaction and facility revenue. The webinar is directed…
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Researchers suggest that a novel, single-port, triangulating surgical platform could improve surgeons’ bimanual coordination in the OR and decrease mental workload during single-incision laparoscopies, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
The University of California, San Francisco has officially opened its $123 million stem cell center, according to a UCSF news release. The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF was paid for with…
A former commercial pilot and obstetrician/gynecologist from Las Vegas have teamed together to apply lessons from aviation safety to healthcare setting, including hospital operating rooms, according to a Las Vegas Sun news report.
Even though National Institutes of Health spending levels are currently high, the federal government should press ahead with more spending on medical innovation, according to a release by the Council for American Medical Innovation.
Scientists from University of California, San Francisco will collaborate with Bayer HealthCare under a new master agreement, according to a San Francisco Business Times report. Few details of the partnership were released and no financial terms were disclosed. The number…