The Mississippi attorney general's office has recovered $6 million from three pharmaceutical companies that misreported prescription drug prices to Medicaid, according to an AG news release.
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An interim rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs would remove a restriction on what medical records it can send to the Department of Defense, according to a department news release.
A new study found no difference in the efficacy of high and low dose corticosteroids for shoulder pain, according to a Science Daily report.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has launched a new pediatric sports medicine program that will be lead by Rajat Jain, MD, according to UPMC news release.
Here are five studies examining the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in different applications. The studies were all published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine unless otherwise noted.
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Police in Vermont are lobbying to gain access to the state's prescription database, but physicians warn that the database is to provide information to physicians for treatment rather than legal action, according to a Burlington Free Press report.
A digital pen that connects to an electronic medical record system can allow physicians to avoid "screen time" when interacting with patients, according to an American Medical News report.
Elite female athletes who have suffered anterior cruciate ligament tears have higher serum relaxin concentrations and increased chance of risking an additional tear than female athletes who haven't had ACL tears, according to a study published in the American Journal…
Ameritox, a Baltimore-based pain medication monitoring solutions company, recently announced its support of the congressional hearing on "Costs of Prescription Drug Abuse in the Medicare Part D Program," according to an Ameritox news release.
Col. Kevin T. Galloway, the chief of staff for pain management in the Army, said the Army is creating a standard for pain management that includes drugs, acupuncture and other therapies, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.