According to a report by the Sun Sentinel, protesters have been picketing a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pain clinic, claiming it is a pill mill that is responsible for the death of a 57-year-old nurse from a prescription drug overdose.
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The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has announced the appointment of Standiford Helm II, MD, as president.
Michael Hausman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, discusses five points about the Checkpoint Stimulator/Locator, a device designed for use during orthopedic and other types of surgery to prevent nerve damage.
Zimmer Holdings reported second quarter net sales of $1.1 billion, representing a 7.5 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a company news release.
Here are five ways your orthopedic practice can market its services to the community using new media.
A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that errors stemming from health information technology, or decisions that result from them, significantly increase patient risk and harm despite the fact they help curb other healthcare-related errors. Click here to…
Trustees of The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati are scheduled to vote on a plan to construct a $100 million orthopedic and spine tower, according to a Cincinnati.com report.
When total disc replacement is placed adjacent to two-level fusion, the biomechanical environment is more challenging than the stand-alone TDR and surgeons must accommodate the increased moment loads without causing impingement or implant wear, according to a study published in…
Jason Gambrel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Brockville General Hospital, according to a St. Lawrence EMC news report.
James Andrews, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Baltimore Orioles outfielder Luke Scott for a torn right labrum, according to an MLB report.