The recall has been designed as the most serious Class I, but the issue can be remedied with a software update. The affected devices are Ivenix Large Volume Pumps, manufactured by Fresenius Kabi.

Cardiovascular disease is already the No. 1 killer among women—and new projections from the American Heart Association suggest things are going to get much worse. There are certain things that clinicians and patients can do, however, to help reverse this trend and save countless lives.

A civil trial in Maine is underway, where a 71-year-old patient alleges that in 2019, her surgeon read the wrong X-ray, leading to a delayed second procedure that would have put her on the road to recovery. 

Both treatment options were found to be effective in a new meta-analysis of nearly 20,000 patients.  Surgery, however, had the most substantial long-term impact.

Healthcare leaders looking to optimize their workplaces for the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers have a new model from which to draw how-to tips, ideas and guidance.