The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs approved Ben Carson, MD, for the position of Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, as reported by Reuters.
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Researchers examined the National Institutes of Health funding to U.S. medical schools' orthopedic surgery departments, in a study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Medscape unveiled its "Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2016," based on responses from 10,026 practicing nurses. The survey includes responses from licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses, regarding compensation and career satisfaction.
John T. Ruth, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson. His clinical interests focus on orthopedic trauma, hip replacement and treatment of cancer metastatic to bone.
A study in American Journal of Sports Medicine investigated the outcomes of common postoperative pain management techniques following outpatient arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
A study in Clinical Spine Surgery compared 30-day complications of inpatient and outpatient single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
President Donald Trump ushered in a new age of healthcare when he took the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2017 and issued an executive order to lessen the economic burden of the ACA.
For decades, athletes had only one option if they tore their ulnar collateral ligament; reconstructive surgery, better known as Tommy John surgery.
Johnson & Johnson's CEO Alex Gorsky will make responsible drug pricing a priority in the coming year after meeting with President Donald Trump, according to a Yahoo Finance report.
Pacira Pharmaceuticals partnered with DePuy Synthes Sales to market the company's bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension Exparel for orthopedic surgeries in the United States.