Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has announced pediatric gastroenterologist Laurie Conklin, MD, has been appointed to the faculty of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, according to a news release.
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New guidelines introduced yesterday by Ohio Gov. John Kasich would require Ohio emergency room physicians to limit the number of painkillers they prescribe, according to a WLWT-TV report.
Physician's Technology yesterday announced a new computerized digital joint pain relief program aimed at decreasing the amount of pain medication prescribed.
Here are six "firsts" for surgery centers related to orthopedics or spine that occurring within the last year.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed knee surgery on Milwaukee Bucks player Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, according to a report from The Journal Sentinel.
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Seth S. Leopold, MD, has been named the next editor-in-chief of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research by the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.
Richard A. Berger, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., performed wrist surgery on Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth, according to an MLB report.
Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., has been named of the best places to work in Tampa by Tampa Bay Business Journal.
A survey of more than 400 people age 50 and older indicated that three main factors deter those patients from pursuing colorectal cancer screenings.
The first study to show a safety difference between short and long-acting opioids also revealed a link between testosterone levels among men using the opioids daily to treat chronic pain, according to a Pain Medicine News report.