News For: Medical And TrustsMedical waste, documents found in reserve DANGEROUS medical waste and confidential patient documents were yesterday discovered scattered in a council reserve where children play. Small Patients, Big Consequences in Medical Errors Overdoses and other medical mistakes can put young patients at risk. UCD Medical Center names new COO Vincent L. Johnson Jr. has been hired as the new chief operating officer for UC Davis Medical Center. UCD Medical Center names Vincent L. Johnson Jr. its chief operating officer. Calf op rules Redskins' Taylor out for Dallas game What seemed like an annoying kick in the calf turned into a significant medical issue for the Washington Redskins and defensive end Jason Taylor, who underwent a 20-minute procedure Monday and will miss next week's game against the Dallas Cowboys. "He's going to be fine," coach Jim Zorn said. "Our problem is that he's going to be out for this Dallas game for sure. I can't tell you beyond ... The Online Information Source for the Medical Device Industry The United States US Food and Drug Administration FDA requires that companies provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that medical devices are safe and effective. In many cases, test data must be supplied to meet this requirement. Results on Efficacy of Medical Acoustics' Lung Flute(R) to be Presented at European Respiratory Society Congress Medical Acoustics LLC, a commercial-stage medical device company which employs acoustic technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic medical applications, today announced that the tuberculosis TB study of its innovative and easy to use pulmonary device, the Lung FluteR, conducted by Dr. Akira Fujita, and Dr. Kengo Murata at Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, has been accepted ... Traffic alert: Avoid Mercy Medical Center area Traffic is blocked on 10th Street SE near Mercy Medical Center after a car accident.At least three vehicles are involved. An ambulance is not on the scene at this time.Traffic on Eighth Avenue SE is not impacted, but 10th Street traffic can not turn left onto Eighth. Obituaries for September 22 Mary Ellen Butkowski, 74, a resident of Edgewater for 33 years and previously of Chesapeake, Va., died of congestive heart failure Sept. 20 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Early Glance: Medical companies NEW YORK Shares of some top medical companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Abbott Labs fell $.16 or .3 percent, to $58.55. Allergan rose $.39 or .7 percent, to $59.07. Study Places Rush University Medical Center Among The Top Performing Academic Medical Centers In The USA A study of 88 academic medical centers from across the country has placed Rush among the top five centers in the nation based on high performance in quality and safety. The study was guided by six elements of care - safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equity and patient centeredness, and conducted by the University HealthSystem Consortium UHC. |

