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Orthopedic surgeon and Senator John Barrasso, MD, (R-Wyo.) has launched his first re-election bid for a full term in the United States Senate, according to a report from The Times-Picayune.

Endo Health Solutions this week announced that Watson Pharmaceuticals will be able to market its generic version of the pain medication Lidoderm beginning in 2013, according to an Investor's Business Daily report.

An interactive video game aims to train physicians to identify deceptive behavior in patients likely to abuse prescription painkillers, according to a New York Times report.

Here are 30 orthopedic surgeons on the move in 2012.

A new study reveals that patients were more satisfied with colonoscopy than computed tomography colonography, according to an article on new research presented at Digestive Disease Week and a MedPage Today report.

Missouri's Hannibal Regional Medical Group has announced the addition of gastroenterologist Glenn Gordon, MD, to its surgical team, according to a news release.

The University of Maryland at Baltimore will soon begin revamping the way it teaches pain management to future physicians, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

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.