DePuy Orthopaedics has received FDA premarket approval to use its new AOX Antioxidant Polyethylene material with its SIGMA Rotating Platform Knee System and LCS COMPLETE Mobile Bearing Knee System, according to a company news release.
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Advanced Pain Management, a group of spine pain specialists with multiple locations in Maryland and Washington D.C., announced that effective Jan. 2, 2012, it will be known as KURE Pain Management, according to a company news release.
A UC Davis School of Medicine researcher has developed an algorithm that predicts the changes in voltage-gated sodium channels, which transmit pain, according to a news release.
New research from Johns Hopkins University found routine MRI imaging does not improve treatment and does not play a role in a physician's decision to give epidural steroid injections, the most common procedure performed at pain clinics in the U.S.,…
There's no doubt about it – the mobile market is huge and growing. While there are big opportunities in the mobile market for hospitals and other healthcare organizations, it's important to think strategically before jumping in. The fact is, mobile…
The coming year promises to be both exciting and challenging for hospital and health system leaders. With CMS' release of the final rule for accountable care organizations many healthcare organizations are looking to align more closely with physicians and other…
Five pain management physicians share their New Year's resolution for their professional life.
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Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Robert M. Kolodner, MD, Open Health Tools and Georgia Institute of Technology have joined together to promote health IT development, according to a Georgia Tech news release.
Michael Heggeness, MD, director of the spine surgery fellowship program at Baylor Clinic in Houston, was recently named the 2011-2012 president of the North American Spine Society. In this role, he will be building upon the efforts of previous leaders…