The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has launched The Brain & Spine Institute to provide care for patients with primary and metastatic tumors and neurologic complications related to cancer, according to a report from The…
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After three systematic reviews of evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and treatment of chronic low back pain, researchers found the guidelines consistent with recommendations for evaluating low back pain but inconsistent with treatment guidance, according to a study published in…
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Personal information on more than 14,000 patients from Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and North Memorial in Robbinsdale, Minn., was stored on a laptop that was stolen in July, according to an ABC Eyewitness News report.
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In federal court in Maine, a Florida couple received four years and three months in prison for mailing oxycodone to a Maine couple, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
Psychological interventions can alleviate chronic pain, improve patients' quality of life and stop onset of disabilities, but only if they are motivated to be active, according to a Medical News Today report.
Here are the programs and legislation that have recently been enacted in five different states to curb illicit use of pain medication.
Titan Spine has received FDA 510(k) clearance to commercially release its Endoskeletal TAS system for anterior lumbar interbody fusion with integrated fixation screws, according to a Titan Spine news release.
DJO Global has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Exos to sell the company's upper extremities products and incorporate its thermoformable polymer technology into American markets, according to a DJO Global report.