The FDA warns against healthcare providers giving anti-seizure medications valproate sodium, valproic acid and divalproex sodium to pregnant women for migraine prevention, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has said he will lift his hold on the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner, President Barack Obama's nomination for CMS administrator, according to a report from The Hill.
UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass., has tentatively agreed to pay $2.2 million to resolve a three-year long dispute with employees who claim the system did not adequately compensate them for time worked, according to a Worcester Business Journal…
The FDA has given pre-market approval to Ethicon Endo-Surgery's Sedasys for its computer-assisted personalized sedation system, the SEDASYS System.
The city of Pittsburgh filed a legal motion yesterday to argue its lawsuit challenging University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's tax-exempt status in state court, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
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A group of Medicare beneficiaries is suing HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, seeking for Medicare to stop its use of "observation status," which the plaintiffs say deprives Medicare enrollees of the Part A coverage to which they are entitled, according to…
A federal lawsuit is raising questions over how far the American Board of Medical Specialties can go in its requirements for physicians to receive ongoing training and recertifications without violating antitrust law, according to a Thomson Reuters report.
The federal government has filed suit against Cincinnati-based Chemed Corp. — parent company to the largest for-profit hospice chain in the country, Miami-based Vitas Hospice Services — alleging false Medicare billings.
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health and its White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles have agreed to pay $14.1 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is set to receive a bill that would make it more difficult for patients to pursue medical malpractice claims, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.