Personal information on more than 14,000 patients from Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and North Memorial in Robbinsdale, Minn., was stored on a laptop that was stolen in July, according to an ABC Eyewitness News report.
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In federal court in Maine, a Florida couple received four years and three months in prison for mailing oxycodone to a Maine couple, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
Psychological interventions can alleviate chronic pain, improve patients' quality of life and stop onset of disabilities, but only if they are motivated to be active, according to a Medical News Today report.
Here are the programs and legislation that have recently been enacted in five different states to curb illicit use of pain medication.
Titan Spine has received FDA 510(k) clearance to commercially release its Endoskeletal TAS system for anterior lumbar interbody fusion with integrated fixation screws, according to a Titan Spine news release.
DJO Global has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Exos to sell the company's upper extremities products and incorporate its thermoformable polymer technology into American markets, according to a DJO Global report.
Located in Boise, Idaho, St. Luke's Medical Center performs between 750-800 total joint replacements annually. Committed to reducing their costs and maintaining quality patient outcomes, St. Luke's worked with Goodroe Healthcare Solutions, a VHA company, to develop and implement systemic…
A study that was recently recognized by the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine showed that neither a postoperative rehabilitation program nor an educational booklet about postoperative management for patients undergoing discectomy or lateral nerve root decompression…
Kevin Forsythe, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, Calif., according to a Paso Robles Press report.