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A new report analyzes the pain management drug development market in the face of expiring patents and increased prescription drug abuse, according to a Reportlinker.com news release.

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week that House Democrats may advocate for a one-year repair of the sustainable growth rate, saying they will work for "seniors' ability to see their doctors for the rest of the…

Thomas Carter, MD, tam physician for the Phoenix Suns, performed knee surgery on Grant Hill, according to a report from The Arizona Republic.

Five pain management physicians discuss the number one trait they look for when bringing on a new practice partner.

The Toronto Sun has named partner at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., Marc Philippon, MD, as one of the most influential Canadians in baseball.

CyberKnife, a machine that shoots focused beams of radiation, provides an alternative treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic pain condition that affects the facial nerves, according to a Journal Star report.

Brian Forsythe, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, recently joined Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, according to a practice news release.

The National Football League's new concussion protocol to install video monitors on the sidelines of each game to provide team physicians with further information about in-game injury occurrences went into effect this past weekend, according to an NFL news release.

ONC national coordinator of health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, has listed the top 10 areas of HIT growth in 2011 in a Health IT Buzz report.

Here are 12 statistics on pain management case revenue and gross charges by region from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. The survey included surgery centers from the West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast and Northeast.