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The shoulder specialty has developed significantly over the past few decades, and more surgeons are now able to conduct research and focus their practices on shoulder-related injuries and conditions. Anthony Romeo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a challenge to software application developers to create a Facebook application that would aid emergency preparedness and response, according to an HHS news release.

AnazaoHealth has partnered with Neal Rouzier, MD, to provide "Mastering the Protocols for Optimization of Hormone Replacement Therapy," a series of medical seminars which will be given at locations around the country, according to an AnazoaHealth report.

Duke University in Durham, N.C., has acquired five BiowavePRO Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Systems for use by certified athletic trainers, according to a Biowave news release.

Express Diagnostics recently partnered with Pharmatech Laboratories to create a comprehensive drug testing program designed to assist physicians in assessing their patients' pharmacological status, according to an Express Diagnostics news release.

Here are five points on compensation for extremities specialists based on the Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

James Andrews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, is helping lead efforts to bring the Greenbrier Medical Institute to the Greenbrier Resort in Seebert, W.V., which will include a large sports medicine component, according to a West Virginia Public Broadcasting report. 

The field of primary care low back pain research is progressing slowly, but there have been several important developments that could enhance the research and primary care practice, according to an article published in Spine.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Fla., performed a season-ending arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kevin Hart. Mr. Hart previously underwent shoulder surgery for a torn labrum last May.

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health System will open its remodeled orthopedic unit on Aug. 29, according to a health system news release.