New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching a task force that will connect healthcare and law enforcement officials to combat the city's prescription drug problem, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found people with mood and anxiety disorders, such as bipolar and panic disorder, might be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a news release.
John Townsend of Gradient Technologies spent more than 15 years developing the QuadraBloc pain management discs and now hopes to take advantage of the estimated $1 trillion pain management business, according to a Commercial Appeal report.
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From 2010 to 2011, the average median hourly rate for medical directors increased 3 percent to a total average of $146.19 per hour, based on positions that were recorded in both 2010 and 2011, according to Integrated Healthcare Strategies' 2011…
Here are 21 statistics about orthopedic spine and neurosurgeon compensation based on the region of the country and practice setting, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.
Thirty percent of physicians have purchased an iPad and 28 percent plan to do so within the next six months, according to a Float Mobile Learning news release.
Medical device company Sanuwave has published preclinical data demonstrating the ability of the company's extracorporeal shock wave technology to stimulate proliferation of periosteal progenitor/adult stem cells within the body, according to a Sanuwave news release.
Congress will vote today on a House Republican bill that would strike and soften restrictions against physician-owned hospitals, according to a New York Times report.
A recent Deloitte survey has revealed the depth of skepticism of physicians, as 73 percent of physicians said they are not excited about the future of medicine and roughly 70 percent think "the best and brightest" people will no longer…