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Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center has named Lawrence I. Livingston, MD, chief of orthopedics, according to a report from The Paramus Post.

The American Medical Association is encouraging physicians to apply for an exemption from Medicare ePrescribing by Nov. 1 if they cannot meet requirements, according to an AMA news release.

The United States Olympic Committee has selected Hamish Kerr, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, to serve as a team physician for the U.S. rugby team, according to a report from The Business Review.

Chronic pain and prescription drug abuse cost the U.S. more than $323 billion annually, according to a study by consulting firm Laffer Associates and the Millenium Research Institute reported in a news release.

Lori Kough, a licensed practical nurse and office manager at Suncoast Pain Management in Sarasota, has been charged with 34 counts of prescription drug fraud and one count of Oxycodone trafficking, according to a Bradenton.com news report.

Results presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management showed that a lidocaine/tetracaine patch relieved pain associated with shoulder impingement syndrome, according to a Medscape report.

A study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that opioid use in patients with fibromyalgia was associated with lower education, unemployment, disability payments, current unstable psychiatric disorder, a history of substance abuse and previous suicide attempts.

Here are 15 orthopedic and spine surgeries for professional athletes performed by leading orthopedic and spine surgeons.

ONC has challenged developers to create an application that engages patients in improving their cardiovascular health, according to a Health IT Buzz report.

Two orthopedic surgeons from OAK Orthopedics in Bradley, Ill., have been chosen to serve as team physicians for the U.S. Soccer, according to a Local Trib report.