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Martin O'Malley, MD, recently performed ankle surgery on Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic, according to a Star-Tribune report.

Hospira has recalled one lot of pre-filled cartridges containing hydromorphone because the glass cartridges could contain too much medicine, the company said.

Patients who receive treatment for chronic and lower back pain show significant improvement in the first six weeks, but may still have some pain and disability after one year, according to a new study reported on MSN.

One of the biggest buzz words in healthcare today is "reform" — and to quote REO Speedwagon, "It's everywhere." Perhaps the biggest poster child of the term "reform" is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that President Barack Obama…

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., was recognized at the Louisiana Legends Awards Gala.

At its annual meeting earlier this year, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons launched the AAOS Poster Enhancement Project, which made the posters displayed at the annual meeting available online for one year, according to an AAOS Now report.

Beverlee A. Brisbin, MD, has joined the MidAmerica Hand to Shoulder Clinic in Palos Hills, Ill.

Male and female athletes are more likely to incur different types of injuries, according to orthopedic surgeon Kim Templeton, MD, of the University of Kansas Hospital.

Physician tablet adoption has almost doubled since 2011, according to the "Taking the Pulse U.S. 2012" study by Manhattan Research.

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently received the Golden Award for the Best Peer Reviewed Journal by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.