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The County Commission of Florida's Sarasota County is rethinking a proposal to manage painkiller abuse, suggesting the recently passed state legislation may be sufficient, according to a Herald-Tribune report.
Maine's Health and Human Services Committee recently reviewed a bill to manage painkiller prescriptions that faces opposition from some healthcare groups, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
Doug Hiller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, joined North Hawaii Community Hospital after two years of running Hiller Orthopedics in Lander, Wyo., according to a hospital news release.
Brian Cole, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and head team physician for the Chicago Bulls, has partnered with Bulls radio host Steve Kashul to co-host Sports Medicine Weekly, a radio show on ESPN 1000, according…
Ultrasound technology is now available for orthopedic surgeons to use in their office, and it can be beneficial for several reasons. "Ultrasound promotes efficiency, it's safe, it saves time and money and it can be used as an ancillary revenue…
John Froelich, MD, and Roshan Shah, MD, JD, were recently selected to serve as the 2011-2012 Washington Health Policy Fellows by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS Now report.
1. Kyphoplasty among fracture patients. New research suggests that performing kyphoplasty for patients who sustained vertebral fractures as a result of an injury decreases the likelihood of death by 44 percent, compared to patients who are prescribed bed rest and…
A survey by the American Osteopathic Association found almost 85 percent of Washington residents say they or someone they care for have experienced pain in the past 30 days, according to a news release.
Researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University have found nitric oxide gas may reduce pain crises of sickle cell disease, according to a GHSU news release.