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Tucson Orthopaedic Institute hand surgeon Douglas Wegner, MD, recently died after suffering a heart attack while running with his son in Sabino Canyon, according to a report from the Arizona Daily Star.

After the National Football League lockout ended, there was an uptick of players who visited orthopedic surgeons with injuries such as hamstring strains and quadriceps pulls, according to a New York Times report.

Alfred Kuo, MD, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at University of California in San Francisco, has been working with a team of researchers on studies examining the use of cell-based therapies for orthopedic treatment, according to an AAOS Now report.

Under its new labor agreement, the National Football League will now test players for human-growth hormones, according to a KBOI report.

Five pain management specialists and interventional pain management physicians discuss the key trends in pain management.

Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome often prefer to have a more collaborative relationship with medical providers when making decisions about their care, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.

The Office of the National Coordination for Health Information Technology issued an advance notice of proposed metadata standards for electronic health information exchange.

The American College of Radiology has released a statement on the accountability of offshore physicians who interpret images by teleradiology, arguing these physicians should meet or exceed the same standards met by physicians practicing within the United States.

Telemedicine around the world is estimated to have a 19 percent compound annual growth rate from 2010-2015, according to a Bharat Book Bureau news release.

A teleconference by CMS will explain meaningful use requirements for electronic health records, according to an AHA News Now report.