Kevin Stone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in San Francisco, invented a device called the Rescue Reel, designed to help people escape from tall buildings, which is now being manufactured in Indiana, according to a WIBC news report.
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Arian Foster, a running back for the Texas Texans, recently linked a picture of an MRI taken of his injured hamstring to his Twitter account, which has sports medicine physicians talking, according to an ESPN report.
Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, meant to stop unauthorized use of prescription painkillers, goes into effect on Sept. 1, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.
Researchers in Nova Southeastern University's occupational therapy department are using iPads to help patients with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities access mainstream technology, according to an NSU news release.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Tennessee Titans defensive end Derrick Morgan, according to a report from The Tennesseean.
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Integrating medical devices with electronic medical records and having patient information reviewed by nurses may improve data accuracy in EMRs, according to a white paper (pdf) by iSirona, a medical device integration company.
This letter to the editor was written by Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA, and Lisa A. Fortier, DVM, PhD.
A study recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that a variety of frequently used tests in the clinical setting can be used as a means of evaluating a potential SLAP lesion.
Elise T. Gordon, MD, a primary care sports medicine physician, has joined the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Baptist Medical Group in Gulf Breeze, Fla., according to a practice news release.
Coding for hand treatment and procedures presents unique challenges that Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC, addresses in an article published in AAOS Now.