A group of 12 former professional football players have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League with allegations that it failed to protect players from long-term brain injuries despite evidence showing on-field concussions can lead to such injuries, according…
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The Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Sciences University in Portland has been selected as one of two research centers that will independently review clinical studies on rhBMP-2, according to an OHSU news release.
Here are reports on 23 new surgery centers that were opened, announced or broke ground in November. Note: Clicking a link will open the report in a new tab.
Republicans are ramping up attacks on other provisions of the healthcare reform law, namely the CLASS Act and the Independent Payment Advisory Board, according to a Hill report.
CMS has released a final rule that allows for the use of standardized extracts of Medicare claims data for qualified entities to measure healthcare providers' and suppliers' performance.
Here are 10 spine surgeons and specialists leading spinal tumor and oncology programs.
The article below expresses the views soley of its author and not necessarily those of Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review. Many physicians and other healthcare practitioners choose to go “"in-network" with managed care organizations because these network agreements drive patients…
Researchers at University of California, San Francisco, found when used with opiate-based treatment, medical marijuana can further reduce pain, according to a UCSF news release.
Older Americans are reporting more knee pain and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
A program that will require payment preapproval from CMS for cardiac and orthopedic procedures is currently limited to Florida, according to a Bloomberg report.