Rene Letourneau
A sharp incline in the number of emergency department visits associated with the consumption of energy drinks was reported last week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Medical device company ArthroCare announced Monday that it has reached an agreement in principle to settle an investors' class action lawsuit pending against the company and two of its former officers for $74 million.
A collaborative effort among 53 Ohio hospitals resulted in a 48 percent reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in intensive care units over a 22-month period, saving lives and $4.6 million in healthcare costs.
Hospitals are expanding services, supplies and staff training programs to meet the needs of morbidly obese patients, according to a new report from healthcare supply contracting company Novation.
Healthcare consulting firm Optum on Tuesday launched The Optum Institute for Sustainable Health, a research and applied policy group with the goal of increasing coordination of care, improving transparency and encouraging patient engagement.
Medical device manufacturer Stryker Corporation last week announced plans to cut its global workforce by approximately 5 percent. Other restructuring activities are also anticipated to reduce the company's annual pre-tax operating costs by over $100 million beginning in 2013.
Thomson Reuters today released its thirteenth annual study identifying the 50 top U.S. hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular care.
Makers of medical beds used in hospitals, nursing homes and patients' homes will see their best growth come from markets outside the United States and Europe, according to healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.
Private equity firm Ancor Capital Partners announced Tuesday that it has acquired WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty prescription and over-the-counter products. This is Ancor's fifteenth acquisition in the healthcare segment.
When Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., implemented a new workforce management tool for its nursing units, the health system uncovered a hidden world of "haves" and "have-nots."