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Three preeminent researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine — experts in memory, vision and patient safety — have been elected into the Institute of Medicine, according to a Johns Hopkins news release.
Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., will hold a ground breaking ceremony today for a new $202 million Outpatient Pavilion.
The UCLA Department of Neurosurgery has received $2 million to establish the Alfonsina Q. Davies Endowed Chair for epilepsy research and to recognize a UCLA neurosurgeon.
John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and chairman and the Peter Walker Professor of Anesthesiology in…
While the use of the da Vinci Surgical System has quadrupled over the last four years, there is no clear evidence that its outcomes are better than those of surgeons without robotic technology, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Some physicians are concerned about the growing number of women opting for "preventive" breast cancer surgery, according to a USA Today report.
St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., has broken ground on a new $30 million cancer treatment center, according to a NECN.com report.
CMS will hold a conference call on Oct. 27 to provide information on Medicare provider revalidation requirements.
Data from VMG Health’s 2010 Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker reveals 20 benchmarking statistics for surgery centers with more than four ORs. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on benchmarking statistics for large surgery centers.