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Daniel Lamar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Coastal Orthopedics in Bradenton, Fla., and team physician for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team, will be on the sideline as the team pursues the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD) is the first nationwide effort to collect data on safety, quality and cost-effectiveness in neurosurgery. The database was launched by the NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA), which was established by the American Association of…

A Kaiser Permanente study has found that men taking long-acting opioid medications for chronic pain are nearly five times more likely to have low testosterone levels that those taking an equivalent dose of short-acting opioids.

Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., has announced that Simon Faynzilberg, MD, will be the medical director of its comprehensive pain center, according to a Newburyport Daily News report.

The New Jersey Health Foundation announced that it has received a $2 million endowment to establish a chair in honor of orthopedist Fred Behrens, MD, in the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New…

New Hampshire Children's Trust announced that Thomas Barton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined its board of directors.

A top economic adviser within the White House has said President Barack Obama will not make any federal Medicaid cuts in his upcoming budget proposal, but that means Medicare may be more vulnerable to upcoming reductions, according to a report…

CMS has announced that more than 500 healthcare organizations will start participating in its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative.

Leadership from Baltimore-based Ameritox, a pain medication monitoring company, spoke at a recent briefing on Capitol Hill regarding the importance of ensuring that chronic pain patients have access to medications they need, while keeping communities safe.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons who recently performed procedures on professional athletes.