The County Commission of Florida's Sarasota County is rethinking a proposal to manage painkiller abuse, suggesting the recently passed state legislation may be sufficient, according to a Herald-Tribune report.
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Maine's Health and Human Services Committee recently reviewed a bill to manage painkiller prescriptions that faces opposition from some healthcare groups, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
Doug Hiller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, joined North Hawaii Community Hospital after two years of running Hiller Orthopedics in Lander, Wyo., according to a hospital news release.
Brian Cole, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and head team physician for the Chicago Bulls, has partnered with Bulls radio host Steve Kashul to co-host Sports Medicine Weekly, a radio show on ESPN 1000, according…
John Froelich, MD, and Roshan Shah, MD, JD, were recently selected to serve as the 2011-2012 Washington Health Policy Fellows by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS Now report.
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A survey by the American Osteopathic Association found almost 85 percent of Washington residents say they or someone they care for have experienced pain in the past 30 days, according to a news release.
Researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University have found nitric oxide gas may reduce pain crises of sickle cell disease, according to a GHSU news release.
Memorial Hermann, a Houston-based integrated health system, and the World Triathlon Corporation have partnered to establish the Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann, according to a news release.
Ben Shaffer, MD, team physician for the Washington Capitals professional hockey team, recently preformed shoulder surgery to repair Eric Fehr's torn labrum, according to a report from The Washington Post.
A multidisciplinary approach to treating and preventing deep surgical site infections for orthopedic patients can reduce the common SSIs among joint replacement surgeries, according to a Medscape Medical News report.