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The Health Research Institute at PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a report (pdf) that suggests healthcare organizations should take an integrated approach to data security, according to a PwC news release.

Fifteen orthopedic surgeons discuss partial knee replacements and answer the question: Are partial knee replacements a viable procedure?

A survey by the American Pain Foundation shows that 17 percent of adults with chronic pain face difficulties reaching their primary pain providers when trying to reach out with questions or concerns, according to an APF news release.

A.J. Cianflocco, MD, has been named the director of primary care sports medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Sports Health, according to a Cleveland Clinic news release.

Nancy M. Cummings, MD, and Matthew J. Matava, MD, discuss ethical issues in sports medicine in a recent issue of AAOS Now.

Neuroticism, the tendency to experience negative emotions, strongly affects the brain's processing when feeling pain and anticipating pain, according to a Gastroenterology report.

Individualized care plans, safe administration of pain drugs and appropriate monitoring practices can avert serious adverse events from opioid drugs for chronic pain patients, such as unintentional sedation and respiratory depression, according to a Pain Management Nursing report.

A sports medicine and concussion researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" to recognize his work in improving athlete safety, according to a UNC news release.

James Long, MD, a plastic surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a team of medical professionals succeeded in transplanting a patient's toe to replace his thumb that was lost in a car accident, according to a Newswise…

Kevin Thompson, MD, a sports medicine specialist, will open an office at Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, Ala., according to a Demopolis Times report.