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A new study from St. Jude Medical found that peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerve significantly reduced the number of headache days per month in patients with chronic migraine.

A study, reported at the 15th Congress of the International Headache Society in Berlin, of Autonomic Technologies' implantable neurostimulation system for the treatment of cluster headache reported positive preliminary findings.

Four leading orthopedic sports medicine physicians discuss how biologics are being used in sports medicine and what impact they will have on sports medicine in the future.

William Sterett, MD, an orthopedic surgeon partner at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will no longer practice at the clinic after June 30, according to a practice news release.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa, has expanded orthopedic services and added two orthopedists, according to a KCIM report.

Bradford K. Matthews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined the Sanpete Valley Hospital Specialty Clinic in Mount Pleasant, Utah, according to a report from The Pyramid.

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and six other entities will be developing a new mobile app for diabetes management, according to an ONC news release.

James Andrews, MD, performed surgery on professional football player Terrell Owens for a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which could end his career, according to an Ironton Tribune report.

Steven Gitelis, MD, an orthopedic oncology specialist with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, has been named the 2011 president-elect of the Rush University Medical Center's staff, according to a practice news release.