Team physicians for the Memphis Grizzlies Fred Azar, MD, and Drew Murphy, MD, recently performed Achilles tendon repair on forward Darrell Arthur, according to a Fox News report.
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Mark Chassay, MD, a sports medicine physician, was recently named Deputy Executive Commissioner in the office of Health Policy and Clinical Services for the Health and Human Services Commission in Texas, according to a Texas Longhorns report.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez recently traveled to Europe for the experimental procedure Orthokine, which could alleviate pain in his right knee, according to a Fox Sports News report.
Medical and legal bills associated with metal-on-metal hip implants are taking a financial toll on the healthcare system, according to a New York Times report.
Rockford Orthopedic has received $378,000 from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services for appropriately employing meaningful use in the practice, according to a news release.
St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus opened in two stages this fall and includes the St. Luke's Bone & Joint Institute where Farooq Qureshi, MD, opened his practice, according to an MD News report.
Minnesota medical device company KSpine raised $2.5 million that will fund clinical trials for the company's spinal implant to treat scoliosis, according to a Medcity News report.
After several weeks of partisan debate between the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, both chambers finally approved a two-month extension of payroll tax breaks and the Medicare sustainable growth rate, according to a Politico report.
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Five computers that contained the personal health information of more than 3,000 people were stolen from the Stone Oak Urgent Care & Family Practice in San Antonio, Texas, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.