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Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland announced researchers have developed a new way to measure pain based on a patient's movement.

Millennium Laboratories announced it will sponsor two education initiatives at the American Academy of Pain Management annual meeting aimed at teaching physicians safer opioid prescribing practices and addressing medication-taking behaviors of pain patients.

Researchers at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently announced findings that double-row and augmented double-row surgical procedures for rotator cuff repairs have better outcomes than single row approaches.

Bruce Malone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Austin (Texas) Bone and Joint Clinic, recently performed clavicle surgery on Texas Governor Rick Perry, according to a KXAN news report.

David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, will perform a knee procedure for Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum during the All Star break, according to an ESPN LA report.

Physician organizations have expressed concern that minimum health coverage standards to begin in 2014 might not provide sufficient coverage, according to an American Medical News report.

Deadlines are looming for state participation in federal healthcare reform law provisions, according to a Lancaster Eagle Gazette report.

The Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee may vote next week on a bill that would require pain clinics to be registered and have an account with the state's electronic prescription monitoring system, according to a NECN.com report.

Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will hold its annual football injuries conference in May for sports medicine professionals, according to a practice news release.

Portland (Ore.) Integrated Health & Sports Medicine recently opened, according to a report from The Oregonian.