Complementary and alternative medical treatments like herbal supplements are increasingly used among older patients and patients with chronic pain, but they could have harmful side effects when combined with medications taken during and after orthopedic surgery, according to an American…
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Mark Myerson, MD, an ankle specialist who has treated several professional athletes, recently performed surgery on Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard to repair a torn Achilles tendon, according to a Delaware Online report.
A Nemours facility in Delaware is missing backup tapes containing personal and financial information on 1.6 million patients and employees, according to a health system news release.
Researchers have found that people discount the pain of people they do not like, according to a study published in the October 2011 issue of Pain.
Nervomatrix, an Israeli pain-relief neurostimulation device company, received a $3.5 million investment and plans to create its North American headquarters in Akron, Ohio, according to a MedCity News report.
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Freddie H. Fu, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, will host the first Buffalo Bills Sports Medicine Symposium Series, according to a news release from UB Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.
Thomas Byrd, MD, team physician for the Pittsburgh Pirates, recently performed hip surgery on Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton, according to an MLB report.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently invited payors, purchasers, government officials, industry representatives and other healthcare stakeholders to the inaugural Orthopaedic Quality Institute in Washington, D.C., to discuss improving quality and reducing cost of orthopedic care, according to an…
The lead researcher on a new study about pain treatment found that the presence and level of severity of pain symptom clusters affects treatment, Pain Medicine News reported.
Florida-based physician Dean Fishman, MD, has coined the term "Text Neck" as a new medical condition and has opened the Text Neck Institute to treat it, a NY Daily News report said.