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A new study found a nonsurgical regimen may be effective in some patients in relieving pain and improving function, without some of the complication risks associated with surgery. All of the patients had moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis, according to Reuters.

National Spine & Pain Centers hosted a pain management conference titled "The Business of Pain Medicine: 21st Century Challenges & Solutions."

Global medical device company K2M Group Holdings' shares decreased 4.2 percent on Oct. 20, according to District of Columbia Progressive.

Mark Gebhardt, MD, practices at Boston Children's Hospital and works in the orthopedic and hematology/oncology departments. Dr. Gebhardt's specialties include bone and soft tissue tumors as well as hematology oncology.

Healthgrades honored Rockford (Ill.) Memorial Hospital with 19 quality awards for six clinical specialties, according to rrstar.com.

J. Stewart Haskin, Jr., MD, retired after 32 years in practice, according to myhorrynews.com.

Lawrence Alexander, MD, of the Florida Pain Network in Miami, now performs minimally invasive discectomy procedures.

Orthopedic surgeon, Leon E. Popovitz, MD, and New York Bone and Joint Specialists are opening two locations in Hoboken and Englewood, N.J.

Virtual health tools in primary care could save approximately $10 billion annually, as reported in an Accenture report, according to iHealthBeat.

Rothman Institute in Philadelphia is merging with Willow Grove, Pa.-based OrthopaediCare.