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A pain researcher at St. Louis University has received a grant to research a way to stop pain during chemotherapy treatments, according to an STL Today report.

James Andres, MD, founder of Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., completed a positive study on IntelliSkin, a performance enhancing apparel brand.

John R. Tongue, MD, president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, issued a statement on behalf of AAOS applauding the U.S. House of Representatives' legislation to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Hospitals are increasingly adding sports medicine clinics to their facilities for extra financial support, according to a Medcity Cleveland report.

This conference includes great spine, orthopedic and pain management physician leaders as speakers. These include speakers such as Charles Gordon, MD, of Texas Spine and Joint Hospital; David Rothbart, MD, of Spine Team Texas; Richard Wohns, MD, of South Sound…

Medical Facilities Corporation has announced financial results for the three and 12-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2011, according to a Newswire report.

National Surgical Hospitals, based in Chicago, has announced its current CEO and co-founder John G. Rex-Waller has been named vice chairman of the board.

More surgery centers are considering acquisition or partnership with a management company or hospital as reimbursement rates decline and profitable strategies such as out-of-network billing become unfeasible. Here are 30 new statistics on surgery center acquisition and valuation, according to data…

The American Health Information Management Association is transitioning its training course emphasis from ICD-9 to ICD-10, according to a Fierce Health IT report.

Seth Roiko, RN, has been promoted to surgery center supervisor at Sanford Health Detroit Lakes, according to a DL-Online report.