A U.S. Army task force has recommended shifting from simply dispensing pain medications to using a much wider armamentarium of pain management techniques, according to a report by the Marine Corps Times.
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As part of its crackdown on pill mills, Ohio is now requiring physicians engaged in pain treatments to take continuing medical education courses on pain management, according to a report by PainWeek.
InVivo Therapeutics appointed Jonathan R. Slotkin, MD, a neurosurgeon at Washington Brain & Spine Institute in Washington, DC, as the company's new medical director, according to a company news release.
Karl W. Helmold, MD, has joined Lower Bucks Orthopedics in Bristol, Pa., a Lower Bucks Hospital-owned orthopedic practice, according to a Philly Burbs report.
Jacksonville (Ala.) State University, which has previously contracted for team physician services with Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedics based in Birmingham, Ala., has entered into a new five-year contract with Lemak Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, according to an Anniston Star…
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Germany-based orthopedic device company IlluminOss Medical announced the first use of its minimally invasive ankle fracture repair system, according to a company news release.