NeurogesX, a pharmaceutical company developing non-opioid pain management therapies, today announced that it has received approval for two patents for NGX-1998, a liquid formulation of prescription strength capsaicin.
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In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, former CMS administrator Donald Berwick, MD, said he doesn't think healthcare in the United States "will ever go back" to a pre-reform state.
Youth with just one kidney need not be barred from playing contact sports, according to a study in the July 2012 Pediatrics and reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
James Andrews, MD, will perform elbow surgery on Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher Kyle Drabek, according to an MLB report.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has elected the 2013 Nominating Committee, according to an AAOS Now report.
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Kenneth J. Kress, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, recently received the E. Napier Burson Jr. MD Award from St. Joseph's Hospital for his contributions to the art and science of medicine.
Brian Cole, MD, section head of the Cartilage Research Program and Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush University Medical Center, discusses five big challenges facing orthopedic surgeons in today's volatile healthcare environment.
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, Scott Glaser, MD, DABIPP, of Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago, gave a presentation titled "Interventional Pain Management — New Concepts to Reduce ER Visits,…
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Mark Coleman, MD, senior partner of National Spine and Pain Centers gave a presentation titled "Evolving Clinical Developments in Interventional Pain Management, The Mild Procedure." He discussed…
In a session titled "Information Technology for Surgery Centers: Achieving Positive Outcomes and Avoiding Complications" at the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Michael A. Rauh, MD, of UB Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Mike…