I wanted to share this with our readers. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could come with a $32 billion price tag, according to a report from the World Bank. If the spread of the virus continues, it will inflict massive economic damage on Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and their neighbors, according to the report. […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publically launched Open Payments, also known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. This new program publishes information on payments or transfers of value to physicians from drug and device manufacturers, and group purchasing organizations. In August, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) signed onto a letter with […]
Read MoreI wanted to share these facts with our readers. Key facts • Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. • The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. • The average EVD case fatality […]
Read MoreBeyond the death toll from Ebola across West Africa (3,865 deaths out of 8,033 confirmed cases according to the latest World Health Organization estimates), the outbreak of the deadly virus has also caused serious complications to the provisions of other types of health care. People seeking access to health care for treatment of malaria cannot […]
Read MoreRobots may not be the most effective surgical tools compared to regular minimally invasive surgery, according to new research from Columbia University in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. The technology is more expensive and has a higher rate of complications when removing ovaries and ovarian cysts, according to an article on the study in the […]
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