Former National Basketball Association player Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway recently joined with Sprite/Coca-Cola, Campbell Clinic in Memphis and current NBA player LeBron James to launch a sports complex that includes a sports medicine facility, according to a Bradenton report.
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In a recent study, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that modern football helmets aren't any better at reducing concussion risks than the old leather football helmets — and sometimes they are worse, according to a Time report.
Richard Canlas, MD, a family sports medicine physician, recently joined ThedaCare Physicians-New London (Wis.), according to a report from the Post-Crescent West.
Researchers found spinal cord stimulation is not a cost-effective treatment for failed back surgery syndrome among patients receiving workers' compensation, according to findings published in Spine journal.
To address concerns of the impact of health IT on patient safety, the Institute of Medicine has suggested 10 ways the government can ensure HIT products and practices do not harm patients.
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Randeep S. Kahlon, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and professor in the department of physical therapy at the University of Delaware in Newark, has been elected president of the Medical Society of Delaware, according to a UDaily news report.
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Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine recently partnered with Atmore (Ala.) Community Hospital to increase orthopedic care coverage, according to a report from The Atmore Advance.
In the past year, more than half of healthcare organizations have designated more funds in their IT budget to information security, according to the 2011 HIMSS Security Survey (pdf).
The FDA released a draft of guidelines for the continuing education of prescribers of long-acting and extended release opioid drugs, according to a Medscape report.