Jeffrey Mjaanes, MD, a sports medicine physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and director of the Chicago Sports Concussion Clinic at Rush, both in Chicago, recently discussed the long-term effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy with a local television station, according…
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Anthony Yates, MD, co-director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Corporate Health Program and head team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, will become the new president of the NFL Physicians' Society during the group's annual meeting in Indianapolis, according…
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for projects that will place brain-computer interfaces in patients with spinal cord injuries to test the possibility of them to controlling external devices through their thoughts, according to a UPMC…
Cignet Health in Temple Hills, Md., has been ordered to pay $4.3 million for violating the privacy rule of HIPAA, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Hip and joint surgeons earned on average $59,834 in 2009, according to MGMA's Physician's Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.
Gary E. Friedlaender, MD, has served in numerous leadership positions at Yale University, including chair of the department of orthopedics and rehabilitation, and currently serves as the director of the sarcoma service at the Yale Cancer Center. He has also…
ArthroCare, a maker of minimally invasive surgical products, has received FDA clearance for its second-generation Parallax Contour-enhanced vertebral augmentation device, according to a news release.
The total market for advanced orthopedic technology and products was estimated to exceed $28 billion in 2010, according to a MarketResearch news release.
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles was recently named the official hospital of the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a hospital news release.
New research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego shows that older patients who undergo total knee replacement can still have functionality 20 years after surgery, according to an AAOS news release.