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Michael C. Weiss, DO, FAOAO, chairman of surgery at the Laser Spine Institute, will serve on the GE Healthcare Pain Management Medical Advisory Board, according to a news release.

A recent study on meniscus tears among National Basketball Association athletes shows the injury does not negatively affect player performance, according to a report in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Here are 13 statistics on pain management physician compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

Cheedy Jaja, MD, at Georgia Health Sciences University is studying how gene variations that play a role in metabolizing opioids could improve pain management for sickle cell disease, according to a news release.

A new study found chronic pain is highly prevalent in children and more children suffer from pain today compared with two decades ago, according to findings published in Pain.

Here are 10 professional athletes who received orthopedic surgery over the past few months.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, along with several other orthopedic and sports medicine organizations, has issued a new guideline recommending that athletes suspected of having a concussion not return to play on the same day of injury under any…

An advisory opinion (pdf) by HHS' Office of the Inspector General has concluded that there is minimal risk of an online referral service proposal violating the Anti-Kickback Statute.

Here are five things to know about ACL reconstruction based on studies recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Increasing membership in health insurance plans with capped payments may spur significant telemedicine growth among healthcare providers, according to an American Telemedicine Association news release.