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Five pain management physicians talk about how their practices have responded to the recent surge in opioid abuse.

A retired army veteran in Ohio was one of the first in the nation to receive an implant that uses motion-sensor technology to relieve chronic pain, according to a Youngstown Vindicator report.

Hospital for Special Surgery, along with a professional lower extremity organization, announced the International Congress on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle, which will take place later this week in Dublin, Ireland.

A bill requiring greater scrutiny of Georgia pain clinics has passed the state House and now heads to the Senate, according to a GPB News report.

Evan Lederman, MD, and William Raasch, MD, performed knee surgery on Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Corey Hart at Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, Ariz., where the team holds spring training, according to an ESPN report.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform ulnar collateral ligament repair on Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Joel Zumaya later this month, according to an ESPN report.

Nationwide Children's Hospital announced it opened the second, free-standing sports medicine and orthopedic center in Dublin, Ohio.

NYU Langone Medical Center announced its orthopedic surgery department has become the sponsor of USA Wrestling.

James Andrews, MD, recently treated Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Litsch with a platelet-rich plasma injection to help heal shoulder inflammation, according to a National Post report.

The American National Standards Institute, The Santa Fe Group/Shared Assessments Program Healthcare Working Group and the Internet Security Alliance have announced a collaborative report which provides information for healthcare organizations to better understand and limit data breach risks and liabilities.