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A New York bill intended to crack down on prescription drug overdoses continues to draw criticism from state healthcare providers, according to a Forbes report.

University Hospital in Cleveland is now one of just several hospitals in the country performing cryoablation to provide pain relief to cancer patients, according an NBC 5 Cleveland report.

David Gallagher, MD, recently joined UHS Medical Group Orthopedics in Birmingham, N.Y., according to a Press Connects report.

The National Academy of Sports Medicine has announced the hiring of Andrew Wyant to lead the organization.

On February 16, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a long-awaited proposed rule to establish regulations regarding the reporting and returning of overpayments to the Medicare program (77 Fed. Reg. 9,179 (Feb. 16, 2012)). The proposed regulations…

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently elected president of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association, according to an AAOS Now news report.

A Kentucky senate panel yesterday heard testimony on a bill aiming to curb pain pill abuse in the state, according to a Louisville Courier-Journal report.

Endo Pharmaceuticals will undergo a rebranding initiative to expand from its core pain medicine business under the new name of Endo Health Solutions, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Here are 13 orthopedic surgeons who recently performed surgery on professional athletes.

Access Sports Medicine in Exeter, N.H., recently opened a walk-in sports injury clinic, according to an Exeter Patch report.