Author: Staff

The Austin-based University Interscholastic League's medical advisory committee recommended the adoption of a proposal that limits pitches and requires specific amounts of rest after pitching, according to Sports Day.

Nakul V. Karkare, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in New York, performed hip replacement surgery on a Canadian patient who had traveled abroad after being placed on a 12 month-minimum waiting list in his country's national medical system.

A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that carrying babies with the legs splayed around the waist could lead to hip dislocation, as reported by PUNCH.

Operative Neurosurgery appointed David Langer, MD, chief of neurosurgery at New York City-based Lenox Hill Hospital, to its editorial board, according to Northwell Health.

A new low-dose X-ray machine reduces the radiation risk for adolescent scoliosis patients, according to WRAL.com.

The American College of Surgeons released new guidelines urging surgeons to inform patients if they're performing simultaneous surgeries, according to The Boston Globe.

Should health insurance claims data include the identification of medical devices? HealthPayer Intelligence considers the question.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Modernizing Medicine developed its new modmed EMA for Pain Medicine electronic health record system.  

Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., is adding a stem cell center, according to a Gulf Breeze News report.

Mark F. Abel, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at University of Virginia's Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic in Charlottesville, Va. He serves as an orthopedic surgery professor and pediatrics professor.