A meager 6 percent of radiologists said they are educated on meaningful use, according to a KLAS news release.
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At its interim meeting, the House of Delegates directed the American Medical Association to promote physician training and competence on the proper use of controlled substances, according to an AMA report.
A GBI Research report found the global pain management therapeutics market will grow 3 percent annually from 2010-2017, and sales will reach $35.1 billion by the end of 2017, according to a Reportlinker.com news release.
Randy Viola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed thumb surgery on Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, according to a Vail Daily news report.
ACL reconstruction can still provide a good outcome for patients 13 years after surgery, although meniscal damage during surgery can be associated with degenerative bone disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Jeff Kindred, DO, a family medicine physician, recently joined Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tenn., and became its new medical director for the BodyGuard Sports Medicine program, according to a Tennessean report.
Here are seven recent research findings on painkillers.
Michael Bronson, MD, chief of joint replacement surgery and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, is now performing anterior total hip replacements at the hospital, according to a hospital news release.
A new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that administering baseline neurocognitive testing to athletes in a group setting could create errors and negatively affect test performance.
Orthopedic surgeon David Surdyka, MD, joined the staff at Kaweah Delta Health Care in Visalia, Calif., according to a Visalia Times-Delta report.
