Cleveland Indians team physicians Rick Parker, MD, and Mark Schickendantz, MD, performed knee surgery on Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner at Cleveland Clinic, according to a CBS Sports report.
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles plans to add gastroenterology services to a new outpatient center it has opened in Valencia, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
A new study indicates it may be advisable for people with diabetes mellitus type II to undergo colorectal cancer screening at younger ages than is usually recommended, according to an article on research presented at Digestive Disease Week.
Maine's health information exchange, HealthInfoNEt, is planning to pilot one of the nation's first statewide medical image archives.
A study from the American College of Toxicology identified characteristics of state prescription drug monitoring programs that can be frustrating to clinicians and prevent optimal use of the programs.
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Flexion Therapeutics yesterday said that its sustained-release injection significantly reduced osteoarthritis pain in a phase 2 clinical trial.
Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls recently earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for four orthopedic procedures.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has received the 2012 Council's Choice Award at the ASAE Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference.
William Raasch, MD, team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers, will perform hand surgery on Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, according to a Pierce County Herald report.
Gastroenterologist Ira Schmelkin, MD, has joined the gastroenterology practice of Heidi Kolek, MD, at Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., according to a news release.