The Kentucky House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill to increase regulation on pain management facilities and physicians prescribing pain medication, according to an Associated Press report.
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Frank Bender, MD, has joined KURE Pain Management of Annapolis, Md., as a spine intervention and pain management specialist.
TranS1 reported total revenue of $4 million during the fourth quarter of 2011, a 32 percent decrease from the same period in 2010.
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Robert McBride Jr., MD, an orthopedic sports medicine physician and president of OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, N.C., discusses the key elements that have made his practice successful over the past few years. The practice includes 13 office locations and specialty clinics…
The American Joint Replacement Registry now includes data on more than 19,000 procedures, thanks to the addition of data from 11,000 procedures performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to an AAOS Now report.
Carly Day, MD, a primary care sports medicine physician, recently joined Cleveland Clinic Sports Health, according to a Cleveland Jewish News report.
Global Industry Analysis recently announced a new report on the orthopedic instrumentation market, projecting it will reach $56 billion by 2017.
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Va., announced the appointment of Jeffrey Carlson, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, as chief of the surgical department.