A large study presented at the North American Spine Society annual meeting has found a correlation between lower back pain and height and weight of patients, according to a NASS news release.
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A group of spine surgeons and researchers have found that ablation of the basivertebral nerve could provide patients with lower back pain relief without undergoing major spine surgery, according to a news release from the North American Spine Society.
Deaths resulting from an overdose of opioid pain relievers — including hydrocodone, methadone, oxycodone and oxymorphone — now exceed overdose deaths from heroin and cocaine combined, according to a report from the Center for Disease Control.
Oregon had the nation's second highest rate of nonmedical use of prescription painkillers in a recent CDC report and linked the high usage to increased prescriptions, according to an Oregon Live report.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Cape Fear Hospital, both in North Carolina, have stopped prescribing or refilling opioids for chronic pain, sedatives or stimulants in the emergency room and instead are referring patients to primary care physicians, according to…
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While heroin overdoses are more common among blacks, prescription painkillers overdoses are more common among middle-aged, white females, according to findings reported at the American Public Health Association meeting, according to a MedPage Today report.
Fifty-four percent of physicians said electronic health records are safer than paper medical records, according to a Practice Fusion news release.
New research conducted by orthopedic surgeons from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia shows that anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tears among adolescent athletes have increased dramatically over the past 12 years.
A recent surge in young, active patients developing chondrolysis after arthroscopic surgery has orthopedic surgeons and healthcare providers across the country concerned. Currently, a single impetus for the postoperative development of chondrolysis hasn't been isolated and in some cases patients…
Only 44 percent of physicians believe the industry has successfully defined meaningful use, according to the Wolters Kluwer Health Point-of-Care Survey (pdf).