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MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute announced Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD, has been named physician executive director and chairman of cardiac surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, effective Sep. 1, 2022.Coming from Houston Methodist as the Jimmy F. Howell, MD, endowed chair in cardiovascular surgery and chief of the division of cardiac surgery and thoracic transplant surgery,
BoneSupport has announced FDA market authorization of the Cerament G bone graft for patients with osteomyelitis, according to a press release.The Cerament G bone graft, which is protected by locally eluted antibiotics, is designed to facilitate bone healing and reduce the risk of reinfection and amputation, according to the release.
Genomic surveillance identified clusters of MRSA among strains cultured from bloodstream infections in two Philadelphia hospitals, researchers reported.
Women remain significantly underrepresented in academic internal medicine leadership positions in the United States, according to findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Underrepresentation persisted despite a record-high percentage — 50.7% — of female medical students matriculating in 2017.
Medtronic and DaVita Inc. have announced the intent to create an independent kidney care-focused medical device company called NewCo.According to a press release, NewCo will be renamed and rebranded at close, which is estimated to take place in the next calendar year. Medtronic and DaVita plan to co-own NewCo and provide a director from each organization for the six-person board of directors,