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Here are the findings from eight studies and reports about concussions. The studies were published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine unless otherwise noted.

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine may shed more light on which states and specialty medical services have contributed most to the sustainable growth rate deficit between 2002 and 2009.

The Florida Society of Pain Management Providers expressed frustration at pharmacies and pharmacists that have stopped filling prescriptions for prescription painkillers in what the organization calls an adoption of "draconian standards," according to a news release.

Low-income and minority patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended pain treatment in all healthcare settings, according to a paper from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

The Florida Orthopaedic Society has expanded its grassroots advocacy program by recruiting orthopedic residents to travel with its delegation to the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference, according to an AAOS Now report.

Doug Boersma has been named director of sports medicine at Purdue University in West LaFayette, Ind., according to a university news release.

Orthopedic non-profit group OrthoWorx has announced a plan to explore the possibility of constructing a specialty orthopedics hospital in Warsaw, Ind., according to an organization news release.

The sixth World Congress of the World Institute of Pain, which brings together pain specialists from around the world, begins tomorrow in Miami. Ira Fox, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP, founder, Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and chairman…

IU Health Goshen (Ind.) has suffered a data breach brought on by a virus that could have exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers, of 12,000 job applicants, according to a South Bend Tribune report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced its research award winners, according to an AAOS Now report.