What if your doctor smoked marijuana and then performed surgery on you?Not a comforting thought, but it could happen.That is why two Johns Hopkins doctors and patient safety experts say ...
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BALTIMORE _ A Linthicum, Md., firm is among several orthotics and prosthetics companies that will offer victims of the Boston Marathon bombing artificial limbs at no charge if their insurance ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very premature babies have fewer breathing problems when they're born through vaginal delivery compared to cesarean section, a new study of more than 20,000 newborns ...
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Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses.CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to ...
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A healthcare IT startup with a goal of smoothing out care transitions through better coordination between providers and care managers has raised $2 million to expand its sales, marketing and ...
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The FDA has found safety violations at 28 of 29 compounding pharmacies that are supposed to be producing sterile drugs. In other news, a drug patent on OxyContin expires this ...
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(Reuters) - Reviewers for the Food and Drug Administration said the efficacy data for GlaxoSmithKline Plc's and Theravance Inc's drug Breo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are "not entirely consistent."The ...
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(Reuters) - The Maryland legislature approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes on Monday, and Governor Martin O'Malley has said he would sign the measure and make Maryland the ...
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(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said its vaccine to treat a virus that causes infections in the respiratory tract met trial objectives and showed a good safety profile, sending its shares ...
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(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is relaxing its restrictions on the use of over-the-counter nicotine patches, gum and lozenges.Currently, consumers are instructed to stop smoking when they begin ...
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March 31, 2013 9:44 pm by Hancock, Jay | 0 Comments
A plan to reduce healthcare costs would use Maryland's unique rate-setting system to keep hospital spending from growing no faster than the overall economy -- roughly half its recent rate ...
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A diabetes manager to improve adherence by helping patients feel more in control of their condition faces competition from a multimedia reference tool to engage users by giving them a ...
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A medical device manufacturer that has specialized in developing humidification systems to improve breathing for people with respiratory difficulties such as asthma, croup and COPD has raised $26.4 million, according ...
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(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has added Pfizer Inc's tuberculosis treatment rifampin to its list of drugs in short supply, the latest in a growing number of spottily ...
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(Reuters) - Biotechnology company United Therapeutics Corp said its oral drug to treat hypertension was rejected for the second time by health regulators, sending its shares down 6 percent before ...
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