Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has completed its new CA Technologies Rehabilitation Center for pediatric patients, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery news release.
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The United States Olympic Committee has selected Hamish Kerr, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, to serve as a team physician for the U.S. rugby team, according to a report from The Business Review.
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Lori Kough, a licensed practical nurse and office manager at Suncoast Pain Management in Sarasota, has been charged with 34 counts of prescription drug fraud and one count of Oxycodone trafficking, according to a Bradenton.com news report.
Results presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management showed that a lidocaine/tetracaine patch relieved pain associated with shoulder impingement syndrome, according to a Medscape report.
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Orthofix has promoted former Bryan McMillan to president of the Spine Global Business Unit, according to an Orthofix news release.