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In a new study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers show that platelet-rich plasma injections for treating chronic lateral elbow epicondylitis can significantly reduce pain at the six-week follow-up when compared with autologous whole blood injections, according…

Deryk Jones, MD, team physician for the New Orleans Saints, said a team of physicians at Ochsner Hospital that performed knee surgery on Saints Coach Sean Payton, according to a report from WWL TV.

Thirty-three percent more health information exchanges reported being sustainable to eHealth Initiative this year compared to last year, according to a news release.

Anthony A. Scaduto, MD, has been appointed interim president and CEO of Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, according to a hospital news release.

Kaiser Permanente has unveiled a new sports medicine center in the Promenade Medical Officers, in Elk Grove, Calif., according to a News-Sentinel report.

Starting today, Florida physicians can now look up patients on the statewide prescription drug database, according to a My Fox Orlando report.

Kentucky is beginning a pilot project with Ohio to prevent prescription drug abuse by sharing electronic prescribing data, according to a Courier-Journal report.

David Hay, MD, a sports medicine physician at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed hand surgery on Anaheim Ducks left winger Jason Blake, according to a Ducks news release.

There will be a Senate committee hearing on the marketing on football helmets and other sports-related equipment designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.

Sports medicine physician Christopher Peer, MD, recently joined Portage Health Hospital in Michigan, according to a report from Fox and TV 6.