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Darryl Kan, MD, and Gary Blum, MD, partners of Orthopedic Associates, intend to open the first urgent care center dedicated to orthopedics in Honolulu, according to a Pacific Business News report.

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that life expectancy in the United States has increased to 78.2 years, but the diseases with the largest number of years lived with a disability included back pain, neck…

Roberta Kalafut, MD, a pain physician with Spine Abilene (Texas) was recently honored with the Abilene Philharmonic Association Volunteer of the Year Award.

Orthopedic surgeons received $525,000 average compensation last year, according to the American Medical Group Association's 2013 compensation and financial survey.

Care guides who receive only brief training helped patients with a chronic disease meet their care goals, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Reducing the number of necessary hand hygiene events by optimizing workflow more than doubled hand hygiene compliance in a German emergency department, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases.

  CHICAGO—CBS Golf Commentator and Best-Selling Author David Feherty, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at University of Louisville Rick Pitino, Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist/Author and Associate Editor of The Washington Post Bob Woodward and Speed Skating Champion and Gold Medalist Bonnie…

The Center for Orthopedic Research and Education Institute, based in Phoenix, has acquired Premier Orthopedics in Tempe, Ariz., according to a Phoenix Business Journal report.

  Spine Pain Management, a spine injury-focused medical device and technology company, has reported its second quarter financial results.

OrthoNY, based in Albany, intends to open a pain management suite at its Malta, N.Y., location and recently added Amar Parikh, MD, and Samuel Dellenbaugh, MD, according to a report by The Business Review.