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Cheyenne clinic performs Wyoming’s 1st laser-assisted cataract surgery
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Eye Clinic & Surgery Center has become the first facility in the state to offer laser-assisted cataract surgery, according to an April 25 article from the Wyoming Business Report. Previously, patients in the area had to commute to Colorado to undergo this type of operation. David Smits, MD, is one of two ophthalmologists […]
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Highest paying metropolitan areas for CRNAs
The Eastern Ohio metropolitan area is the highest-paying region for nurse anesthetists to practice in, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. In addition, Montana is the highest-paid state for CRNAs. Here are the five highest-paid metropolitan areas for CRNAs: 1. Eastern Ohio 2. Fayetteville, N.C. 3. […]
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Popstar Lance Bass undergoes colonoscopy, encourages others to get screened
Pop singer Lance Bass has joined a long list of celebrities encouraging patients to get screened for colon cancer. On April 24, the former NSYNC member posted to his Instagram story a photo in his hospital gown with the caption, “Fashionably late to colon cancer awareness month. But still right on time to say: Don’t […]
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NIH defunds ‘critically important’ GI program
The National Institutes of Health has withdrawn renewal grant applications for the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers. Patient advocacy organizations, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, have called on Congress and the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus to reinstate funding, according to an April 21 press release. “The withdrawal of the five-year […]
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CardioOne acquires monitoring platform
Cardiology management organization CardioOne has acquired with cardiac monitoring platform CardioDiagnostics.
CardioDiagnostics provides advanced cardiac monitoring solutions, specializing in electrocardiogram and remote patient monitoring te…
UMass Chan Medical School debuts GI procedure
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School has become the first medical center to complete a procedure using the WallFlex Biliary PLUS RX Fully Covered Stent. The procedure was performed by assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at UMass Chan, Neil Marya, MD, who was assisted by his GI team, according to an […]
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Car crashes into Pennsylvania medical office building
A car crashed into St. Vincent Hospital’s medical office building in Erie, Pa., on April 22, according to an April 23 report from the Erie Times-News. As a result, the facility was forced to evacuate and postpone appointments, and reroute medical helicopter flights to nearby hospitals. The impacted building houses St. Vincent’s rooftop helipad. As […]
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The importance of multidisciplinary care in cardiology
In April, New York City-based NYU Langone Health launched a new aortic care center, led by Medical Director Geraldine Ong, MD, and Mark Peterson, MD, PhD, a cardiothoracic surgeon and professor in the department of cardiothoracic surgery at NYU. Dr. Ong, who recently joined NYU from St. Michael’s Hospital at the University of Toronto, will […]
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Metropolitan areas with the highest CRNA employment
There are currently 50,350 certified registered nurse anesthetists employed in the U.S., according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. While Florida has the most employed CRNAs of any state, the Minneapolis area is the metropolitan area with the most employed CRNAs. The metropolitan areas with the most employed […]
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Savings needed for physicians to retire comfortably drops $200K
The amount of savings that a majority of Americans believe they need to retire comfortably has declined by $200,000 in 2025, according to an April 21 CNBC report. According to a survey from Northwestern Mutual that polled 4,600 adults in January, the number sits at $1.26 million, down from $1.46 million in 2024. In 2023 […]
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