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Why surgeons turn up their tunes. Piano-playing physician studies what music brings to the OR table.

FDA reclassifies vaginal mesh as high-risk device and orders manufacturers to address safety concerns. The move is the latest effort to improve the safety of transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse procedures.

Doc, patient perform impromptu concert before surgery. Check out the urologist and his patient performing the "Tennessee Waltz" in pre-op.

Court: Hospital right to fire nurse after allegedly endangering patients. The nurse sued the hospital for wrongful termination, claiming she was let go not for unsafe OR practices, but for taking sick time.

32 hospitals billed outpatient kyphoplasty as inpatient procedure. Facilities that overcharged Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures to settle federal fraud case for $28 million.

Johnson & Johnson hit with $12.5 million judgment in mesh case. Engineer says company never considered how to remove the mesh if it failed.

Woman accuses hospital, physicians of covering up husband's death. Wife claims hospital and doctors lied about what really killed her husband.

Nursing ranks as most honest, ethical profession for 14th straight year. About 85% of Americans feel nurses are highly trustworthy (doctors came in 3rd with 67%).

Surgery's Spygate a dustup over product names. Novadaq sued Karl Storz over what it named its endoscopic imaging systems.

Do enzymatic detergents endanger ophthalmic patients? Three major ophthalmic groups point to links with TASS and other issues.

Bacterial outbreak mars free cataract surgery program for seniors. Seniors who received free cataract surgery also received vision-threatening infections.

FDA clears Sugammadex for Neuromuscular blockade reversal. Injectable may help patients recover sooner from medications used for intubation.

Jury awards patient nearly $80 million in defective hemorrhoid stapler case. Jury: Ethicon ignored defective stapler design that left patient severely injured.

Lawmakers seek to close EHR incentive loophole. We should find out today if ASC physicians will get a cut of federal payments.

Hot, new anesthesia products. We take you on a tour of the American Society of Anesthesiologists exhibit hall.

Beginning in 2016, California Surgery Centers must conduct physician peer review every 2 years. Peer reviewing requirements part of new state law increasing oversight of outpatient surgery settings.

Anesthesiologist found dead along Minneapolis highway. Mystery surrounds Dr. Christopher Robert's death hours after a workplace holiday party.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine's top cleaning tips. Our readers share their best ways to remove stains and smudges.

A safety culture impacts patients outcomes. The organizational culture matters as much as surgical skill and technology.

Are forced-air infection claims a bunch of hot air?