Oct 19, 2018 | CMS, In the News
The New York Times reported this week that Medicare Advantage plans “have been improperly denying many medical claims to patients and physicians alike.” A report by the US Department of Health and Human Services claims the denials are an attempt to increase profits....
Oct 12, 2018 | In the News
The Chicago Tribune reported this week about Lyons Township High School students who observed a robotic surgery demonstration at La Grange Memorial Hospital in suburban Chicago. The students, who belong to the Future Healthcare Professionals Club, were hosted by AAHKS...
Oct 5, 2018 | In the News, Research
The Canadian television network, CTV, in Toronto reported on an international clinical trial for knee cartilage injuries taking place at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario. Surgeons collect a cartilage sample from the patient and send it to a clinic in...
Aug 31, 2018 | In the News
NBC5-Chicago featured a knee replacement patient in a story on the use of hypnotherapy to help manage pain following surgery. The focus of the piece was how hypnosis therapy could help some patients reduce their use of opioids for pain management. In conjunction with...
Aug 31, 2018 | In the News
In the wake of Walmart’s policy of restricting opioid prescriptions in all US Walmart and Sam’s Club stores to a seven-day supply, the American Medical Association issued a letter to Walmart, Inc. president, Doug McMillon. The letter outlines three main concerns with...
Aug 17, 2018 | In the News
A story in the 3D Printing Industry (3DPI) news blog looks at research being conducted at Central Queensland University in Australia that combines 3D bioprinting with crocodile protein. “The 3D bioprinting explant technique, transferring a cell or a piece of tissue...
