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SPR Therapeutics will soon release a new electrical stimulation device to treat shoulder pain, according to a Cleveland.com report. The device, called Smartpatch, will enter its third and final clinical trial within the next six months before applying for FDA…

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform shoulder surgery on Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brandon Guyer, according to a Tampa Bay Online report.

Scott A. Bissell, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine, recently joined the staff at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, according to a Hartford Business report.

Brian McKeon, MD, team physician for the Boston Celtics, recently performed shoulder surgery on Celtics player Avery Bradley, according to a Providence Journal report.

Anthony Asher, MD, is a neurological surgeon with the Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in Charlotte, N.C. He was recently named the director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

A new study reveals that colonoscopy is an effective method of detecting colorectal cancer in elderly patients who had not been previously screened, according to an article on new research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

CONMED Corp. has announced its CONMED Endoscopic Technologies unit has launched six new GI/endoscopy medical devices, according to a news release.

Increasing pressures in the outpatient surgery setting — ranging from regulations and quality measures to issues surrounding payors and reimbursement — can make physicians feel less engaged in the practice of medicine, according to Bob Uslander, MD, an entrepreneur and…

The majority of low-income patients visiting a primary care provider spend a significant amount of time talking about their pain, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.

A transcranial magnetic stimulation device provided effective pain relief when tested on five fibromyalgia patients, according to a study reported in Family Practice News.