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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > May, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 5

Editor's Page

The Unkindest Cuts

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

One by one, she called the 11 staffers into her office to deliver the grim news: You're fired. The two words nobody wants to say or hear.

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