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James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed elbow surgery on former Indians pitcher Hector Rondon, according to a report from ESPN MLB.

A new app challenge, issued by the Office of the Surgeon General and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, aims to help consumers get involved in their own healthcare, according to a Health IT Buzz report.

Allen Craig, an outfielder for St. Louis Cardinals, recently received knee surgery at The Steadman Clinic, according to a St. Louis Today report.

A new study involving primarily veterans supports injecting a local anesthetic into the necks of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder to relieve symptoms, according to a news release.

Joseph Scordino, MD, recently joined Pen Bay Orthopaedics in Rockport, Maine, according to a Knox Village Soup news report.

A group of 12 former professional football players have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League with allegations that it failed to protect players from long-term brain injuries despite evidence showing on-field concussions can lead to such injuries, according…

Republicans are ramping up attacks on other provisions of the healthcare reform law, namely the CLASS Act and the Independent Payment Advisory Board, according to a Hill report.

CMS has released a final rule that allows for the use of standardized extracts of Medicare claims data for qualified entities to measure healthcare providers' and suppliers' performance.

Researchers at University of California, San Francisco, found when used with opiate-based treatment, medical marijuana can further reduce pain, according to a UCSF news release.

Older Americans are reporting more knee pain and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.