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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be the lead research site for a five year, $16 million research program to assess risk factors and genetic markers for chronic pain conditions, according to a Dentistry IQ report.

New research from the UWE Bristol found the Alexander Technique successful for chronic pain patients when performed in outpatient clinics, according to a Nursing Times report.

T.K. Miller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Carilion Clinic Orthopedics and medical director at Roanoke (Va.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, recently went through a utilization analysis and found ways to make the surgery center more efficient and bring in more cases…

Neal ElAttrache, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed knee surgery on University of Oregon safety John Boyett, according to a Napa Valley Register report.

Claude T. Moorman, III, MD, professor and vice chair of orthopedic surgery at Duke University and director of Duke Sports Medicine, performed shoulder surgery on Duke freshman safety Corbin McCarthy, according to a Go Duke report.

James Andrews, MD, performed elbow surgery on WWE wrestler John Cena, according to an International Business Times report.

Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles center, has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, according to a Press of Atlantic City report.

The American Joint Replacement Registry is an initiative to improve quality, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of total joint replacements. Today, the registry has contracts with 51 institutions representing 72 hospitals. With current sites, the registry has gathered data on more than…

A new study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests women who take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for two or more days per week have increased risk of hearing…

Ameritox now offers test enhancements to detect misuse and abuse of oxymorphone, or Opana.