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President Barack Obama is returning to Washington, D.C., today, cutting short his holiday vacation, to prompt further negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff. However, senior officials in both parties are beginning to resign to the fact a deal to avoid…

Chad Connor, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined the Meyer Center Community Clinic in Waco, Texas, which provides free medical care, according to a Waco Tribune report.

In a healthcare environment with increasing expenses and decreasing reimbursements, it's easy for providers to fall into debt, and hard to get out. Ambulatory surgery center administrators can take these steps to decide whether they are in too deep and…

ProloGel, a pain relief formula developed by Howard Rosen, MD, is now available for purchase online.

A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research of the American College of Rheumatology found that younger, taller and heavier patients are more likely to need revision hip surgery, according to a Drug Watch report.

Pain Care in Atlanta announced that Tracy Wimbush, MD, has joined its staff of pain management specialists.  

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky has signed a contract with the McCracken County Board of Education for $200,000 over 10 years, according to a Courier-Journal report.

The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania honored Freddie Fu, MD, among others with the Special Award of Distinction for efforts in advancing women’s rights and opportunities, according to a Trib Live report.

The risk of a data breach to hospitals and health systems is on the rise, and has been for some time, evidenced in the frequency of data breach reports as well as numerous studies covering the healthcare industry's high susceptibility.

There are a few updates in coding for shoulder arthroplasty for 2013, according to a report in AAOS Now.