Michael S. Hisey, MD, has been named the new president for the Texas Back Institute, according to a Texas Back Institute news statement.
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A report issued by New York state's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, found prescriptions for oxycodone increased by 82 percent from 2007-2010 in the state, according to a New York Times report.
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Seven spine surgeons discuss their research and development plans for 2012.
Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio, is renovating an orthopedic floor, according to a hospital news release.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed surgery on Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo, according to a Redskins Talk report.