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Michael Shook, MD, of Oakland Park, Fla., has been sentenced to four years in prison for illegally prescribing painkillers to Kentuckians who traveled to a Florida-based pill mill, according to a report by the Middlesboro Daily News.

The American Pain Foundation has launched an outreach campaign to help educate Hispanic-Americans about chronic pain, according to a press release from the foundation.

GE Healthcare has launched three new mobile X-ray systems following approvals by the FDA, according to a news release from the company.

Smith & Nephew and Arthrex are leading the hip arthroscopy market, according to a news release by iData.

Health Inventures, a surgical services and practice management company, has announced it has relaunched its website.

Health Inventures, a surgical services and practice management company, has announced it is expanding and will offer three new service lines: physician practice management; perioperative and anesthesia services; and human resources employment services.

Baltimore's University of Maryland Medical Center surgical intensive care unit sustained a rate of zero central line-associated bloodstream infections for a 25-week period, mainly due to the dedication and oversight of appointed infection control nurses, according to a news release…

More than 100 physicians visited Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to ask lawmakers to require additional training for physicians who prescribe controlled substances, according to a Boston Herald report.

Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management.   Q: Is single-specialty pain management still viable?   Amy Mowles: There's a big misconception, even from people in the know, about pain management. The short answer is: Single-specialty pain…

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