Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Nara Women's University - Apoptosis induced in regenerating liver after partial hepatectomy

Novo Nordisk A/S - Pharma company completes regulatory dossier for blunt trauma coagulation factor

Personnel - S. Paul Ehrlich Jr., MD, former surgeon general, dead at 72

ProRhythm, Inc. - Medical device manufacturer enters agreements with St. Jude Medical

Quality Assurance - Hospital cancels surgeries after contamination scare

Quisisana Clinic, Rome - Utility of ESKA femoral neck endoprosthesis reviewed

Repatriation General Hospital, New So. Wales - New findings in the area of breast cancer detailed

RetinaPharma Technologies, Inc - U.S. FDA clearance received for TonoPach enabling easier diagnosis of glaucoma

S. Giovanni Battista Antica Sede Hospital, Turin - New findings in the area of ovarian cancer described

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Local anesthetic infusion pumps reduce pain after inguinal hernia repair

SMARTS - Wisconsin health system selects company to manage wide area network

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy - Medical technology company launches arthroscopic knee reconstruction system

St. Francis Hospital, Mooresville - Study assessed outcomes of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty

StemCells, Inc. - IND filed for human neural stem cell transplant treatment for Batten Disease

Tobacco Use - Michigan's top health officials call for end of flavored cigarettes

Tulane University - Surgical treatment for Peyronie disease reviewed

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. - Dallas, Texas, surgical facility company purchases San Antonio surgery center

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - New technique could make possible muscle-driven microrobots

University Clinic Erlangen - Symptoms in severe aortic stenosis should prompt surgical

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand - Endovascular treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia effective

University Medical Center Nijmegen - Researchers' work adds to insulin resistance body of knowledge

University of Aberdeen - Anesthetists are using pharmacological hemostatic agents as blood-saving agents

University of Florence - Researchers' findings advance hepatocellular carcinoma research

University of Groningen - Vascular response to angiotensin II predicts long-term outcome

University of Lausanne - Retrieved Delta III total shoulder prosthesis evaluated

University of Pittsburgh - Researchers' findings advance brain cancer research

University of Regensburg Hospital - Flaps containing engineered constructs offer stability without morbidity

University Orthopedic Hospital Friedrichsheim - Utility of minimally invasive approaches reviewed

University Orthopedic Hospital, Heidelberg - Medial Oxford unicompartimental knee replacement effective and durable

Vivant Medical - Company sponsors study to evaluate microwave ablation for treating liver tumors

Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust - Furlong hydroxyapatite-ceramic femoral implant suitable for young patients

Yale University - Researchers describe findings in cervical cancer studies