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A West Virginia substance abuse bill recently passed the House after receiving several amendments, according to a State Journal report.

Veterans diagnosed with PTSD are twice as likely as other veterans to be prescribed opioid painkillers, according to a study reported on CNN.

CMS has announced a conference call on March 12 to discuss the proposed Stage 2 rule for meaningful use of electronic health record incentives, according to an AHA report.

Steven Raikin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform foot surgery on Philadelphia Flyers' James van Riemsdyk, according to a CSN report.

Myron Szczkowski, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been named chief of the Shore Health medical staff in Easton, Md.

Here are reports on 19 new surgery centers that were opened, announced or broke ground in February. Note: Clicking a link will open the report in a new tab.

The number of jobs in the ambulatory care setting will likely grow at a faster pace than the number of jobs in the hospital setting over the next 10 years, according to an American Medical News report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has named seven new members of its board, according to an AAOS Now report.

The Defense Department's U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command has awarded Michael McCrea, PhD, director of brain injury research at Medical College of Wisconsin, $1.9 million over the next three years to study concussions among military personnel, according to…

With legislative sessions well under way, some states are calling for more stringent regulation of pain clinics and pain medication prescriptions in their aim to reduce drug overdoses and addictions. Proposed regulation includes mandatory pain clinic licensing, comprehensive databases for…