The Florida Society of Pain Management Providers expressed frustration at pharmacies and pharmacists that have stopped filling prescriptions for prescription painkillers in what the organization calls an adoption of "draconian standards," according to a news release.
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Low-income and minority patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended pain treatment in all healthcare settings, according to a paper from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., is opening a new unit that will boost neuromedicine services and expand the Evarts Joint Center, according to a hospital news release.
The Florida Orthopaedic Society has expanded its grassroots advocacy program by recruiting orthopedic residents to travel with its delegation to the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference, according to an AAOS Now report.
Doug Boersma has been named director of sports medicine at Purdue University in West LaFayette, Ind., according to a university news release.
The FDA has granted Eden Spine clearance for its new generation corpectomy device, GIZA, according to a company news release.
Innovative Medical Device Solutions announced its new Co-Innovation facility in Orlando, Fla., according to a company news release.
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based SurgLine International, announced its first spinal implants have been used successfully in a medical procedure, according to a company news release.
Orthopedic non-profit group OrthoWorx has announced a plan to explore the possibility of constructing a specialty orthopedics hospital in Warsaw, Ind., according to an organization news release.
The sixth World Congress of the World Institute of Pain, which brings together pain specialists from around the world, begins tomorrow in Miami. Ira Fox, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP, founder, Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and chairman…