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A Senate health committee is conducting hearings to address how to effectively treat those suffering from prescription opioid abuse and dependence.

Although only 15 percent of all U.S. men sport mustaches, there are more mustache-clad men in medical leadership positions than there are women in all medical leadership positions, based on a study published in the British Medical Journal, according to…

Zacks gave LDR Holding a "hold" rating for the short term, according to Insider Trading Report.

Mazor Robotics received an order for its Renaissance guidance system for spine surgery from UConn Health in Farmington, Conn., according to The Stock Informant.

Teresa Cappello, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Chicago-based Loyola University. She specializes in pediatric orthopedics, and serves patients at Loyola Center for Health at River Forest (Ill.) and Loyola Outpatient Center in Maywood. Journal of Pediatric…

Michael Dolphin, DO, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Davenport, Iowa. He serves as the head of Orthopaedic Specialists' spine center. Dr. Dolphin also helped establish the spine program at Bettendorf, Iowa-based Unity Point Hospital.

A new knee implant technology is being offered in Grants Pass, Ore., according to a News 10 report.

Findings on the basic characteristics and current applications of cell-derived extracellular matrix in orthopedic tissue engineering was published in the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Peter Copithorne, MD, joined Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and Blue Hill (Maine) Memorial Hospital.

Edmond Orthopedic Group in Oklahoma City is opening a new clinic in Guthrie, Okla., according to an Edmond Sun report.