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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.

The National Football League announced there will be neurological consultants for every team on the sidelines during games in the 2013 season, according to a report from The Inquisitr.

The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment has agreed to fund $855,657 in sports medicine and concussion research, with 85 percent specifically focused on sports-related concussions.