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Kaare Kolstad, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Methodist Hospital System, recently performed hip surgery on Houston Dynamo forward Cam Weaver, according to a Sporting News report.

Group Health in Seattle has developed a plan to curb overpresciption of opioids that focuses on physician-patient communication rather than prosecution, a Pain Medicine News report said.

Dong Kim, MD, a neurosurgeon at Memorial Hermann Hospital and UT Health, used a piece of felt to cushion a patient's trigeminal nerve, according to an ABC News report.

California has removed a provision allowing the Department of Justice to require a patient prescribed pain medication to submit a medical evaluation, an American Cancer Society report said.

James Robinson, MD, was recently selected as the first endowed chair of sports medicine for family physicians at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, according to a university news release.

Successful e-prescribing depended on access to resources such as physician champions and health IT support and redesigned work processes, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine.

George Theodore, MD, recently performed a minimally invasive arthroscopic ankle debridement on New England Revolution defender A.J. Soares, according to an MLS report.

An article published in AAOS Now recently discussed multiple arthroscopic procedures performed by the same surgeon in the same joint during the same operation.

As a screening tool, MRI studies may not yield the information necessary to make an appropriate diagnosis of an orthopedic or spine condition, according to a release from National Pain Centers.

Here are six points on opioid use based on studies and reports on pain management.