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The combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium effectively relieves adolescent migraine pain, according to a study reported in Modern Medicine.

In March, Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, part of OhioHealth, received a Best Practice Award from the Ohio Patient Safety Institute. The award recognized the hospital for its success in reducing external ventricular drain infections. EVDs are inserted into…

Richard Hynes, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and president of The Back Center in Melbourne, Fla.

Researchers have found that athletes can tolerate a higher level of pain than normally active people, according to a release from the University of Heidelberg in Germany.

Patients have differing interpretations of the responsibility of radiologists, according to a new survey reported in Health Imaging.

The Rhode Island Medical Society is opposing a proposed hike in the fees that physicians must pay to renew their licenses every other year, according to a Rhode Island Public Radio report.

The Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium researched nationally available tools and resources and developed a patient experience toolkit for local healthcare providers.

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care and Consumers Advancing Patient Safety have made available a tool designed to help healthcare providers create accurate medication lists.

The Indiana State Department of Health offers a free, downloadable hand hygiene observation tool for use by healthcare providers.

The ASC Quality Collaboration offers a free, downloadable tool to help ambulatory surgery centers understand how CMS surveyors evaluate hand hygiene.