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James Andrews, MD, performed ulnar collateral ligament repair on Oakland Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson after platelet-rich plasma injections failed to relieve his pain.

According to a Stanford news release, Stanford Hospital & Clinics will open a headache clinic, billed as the first such clinic at an academic medical center on the West Coast.

Electronic health record systems geared to help smaller physician practices are most liked by family physicians, according to a Medscape Medical News report.

Surgeons at Rush University Medical Center performed surgery on Chicago White Sox catcher Ramon Castro for a broken wrist last week, according to a Chicago Tribune news report.

Brian Cole, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently spoke on The Doctors TV Show about helping young athletes recover from knee pain, according to a practice news report.

Zachary Post, MD, recently joined Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, according to a practice news release.

The U.S. Department of the Interior presented the National Volunteer Award for a Non-Profit Organization to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week during its 2011 Take Pride in America Awards ceremony at the White House, according to…

With the quick expansion of mobile apps in the medical profession, the Food and Drug Administration laid out draft guidance and recommendations for the regulation of some medical mobile apps, according to FDA guidance.

The U.S. Department of the Interior presented the National Volunteer Award for a Non-Profit Organization to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week during its 2011 Take Pride in America Awards ceremony at the White House, according to…

Wabash General Hospital in Mount Carmel, Ill., recently opened a 12,000-square-foot medical building to help accommodate the hospital's increasing demand for orthopedic and sports medicine services, according to a Daily Republican Register report.