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The MD count on Capitol Hill remains at a steady 19 (plus Rep. Joe Heck of Nev., who has a DO), as two Democratic physicians enter the 113th Congress' House of Representatives and two Republicans take a bow.

A new study published in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience, has identified the molecular pathway by which morphine can increase pain, which could lead to new ways of making morphine effective for more patients, according to a PsychCentral report.

Hope Clinic, a new pain management center, opened in Wytheville, Va., according to a SWVA Today report.

Here are five steps to increase patient collections at ambulatory surgery centers from Jim Devitt, an expert in healthcare revenue cycle management.

Over the past 12 months, advanced practice clinicians received a median salary increase of 3 percent and an average salary boost of 3.9 percent, according to the 2012 Advanced Practice Clinician Compensation and Pay Practices Survey.

What should a hospital or health system include in its New Year's resolution? Completing preparations to protect patient records and reduce data breach stress.

Burton Elrod, MD, team physician for the Tennessee Titans, performed shoulder surgery on quarterback Jake Locker, according to a report from The Tennessean.

Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic have performed surgery on Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao, who injured a muscle in his right knee, according to an ESPN report.

HealthAlliance Hospital orthopedic surgeon Kelton Burbank, MD, was named president of the New England Orthopaedic Society, according to a Leominster Champion report.

Sidney M. Jacoby, MD, was named chief of orthopedic surgery at Phoenixville (Pa.) Hospital and medical director of the hospital's Limerick Surgery Center, according to a Phoenixville Patch report.