The city council of Hialeah, Fla., this week approved an ordinance limiting the establishment of new pain management clinics in commercial districts, according to a Miami Herald report.
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Millennium Laboratories this week released a saliva-based test that enables physicians to more accurately gauge a patient's reaction to painkillers before prescribing. The Millennium Pharmacogenetic Testing detects genetic variations that may affect the way a patient handles commonly-prescribed chronic pain…
University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has reported a data breach affecting potentially 30,000 of its patients, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
The Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may have a positive impact on the development and adoption of telehealth, according to the American Telemedicine Association.
HHS has released a protocol for its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program.
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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has submitted comments on the request for information on governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network and questioned the role of the ONC.
Here are 10 clinical and operational statistics on knee arthroscopy, according to a 2011 clinical study of the procedure including results from 40 organizations that performed a combined total of more than 11,000 procedures annually.
Ron Israelski, MD, is coordinating a shipment of old equipment to support orthopedic surgery in Haiti, according to a Times Herald-Record report.
Miami Heat Guard Dwyane Wade announced he will no longer be participating in the Olympic Games in London in order to undergo surgery on his left knee, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel report.
The American College of Sports Medicine has launched an online platform that allows healthcare professionals to obtain continuing education credits.