... as Hispanics.   5. According to the CDC, more than 47,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2014.   More articles on practice management: Top 6 practice settings with highest risk of orthopedic ...26 January 2016

... use among Medicare beneficiaries across four states who died between 2004 and 2011. Investigators compared the outcomes among physicians (2,396), lawyers (2,081) and the general population (665,579).   ...22 January 2016

Michael Ravitch, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon, died on Jan. 12, 2016, at the age of 74, according to the Boulder City Review. Here are five takeaways:   1. Dr. Ravitch's career spanned 39 years, ...21 January 2016

... County General Hospital and Surgery Clinic in Philadelphia.   Brice Brackin, MD, JD, died on Jan. 13, 2016, at the age of 70.   Larry Becker, MD, one of the orthopedic surgeons from Barry Levinson' ...15 January 2016

Brice Brackin, MD, JD, died in Alabaster, Ala., on Jan. 13, 2016 at the age of 70, according to Shelby County Reporter. He had retired from practice in 2008. When practicing, Dr. Brackin served at ...14 January 2016

Larry Becker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Baltimore and one of the "dinery guys" in Barry Levinson's 1982 film Diner died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, according to The Baltimore Sun. Here are five takeaways: ...14 January 2016

... 2012 and 2013, 11 out of 94 patients (13.3 percent) who underwent hip surgeries at Arryo Grande Community Hospital died.   2. At Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, none of the 82 hip ...22 December 2015

Louis W. Meeks, MD, was an orthopedic surgeon and mentor in sports medicine. Here are five things to know:   1. Dr. Meeks died from pulmonary disease on Sept. 14, 2015, at the age of 78.   2. ...04 December 2015

Larry Pedegana, MD, the former Seattle Mariner's team physician, died of cancer at 74 years old on Nov. 13, according to The Seattle Times. Dr. Pedegana served the team from 1977 through 2006, and was the ...20 November 2015

Orthopedic spine surgeon Carl Giordano, MD, has returned to work at Atlantic Spine Specialists in Morristown, N.J., after surviving a single-engine plane crash on Long Island in August. The pilot died ...13 November 2015

... medicine for 30 years.   Jerome Wall, MD, died on Nov. 9 at age 71. He practiced at Community Orthopedic Medical Group in Riverside, Calif. Dr. Wall founded the SPORT clinic, which provided care to ...13 November 2015

Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week. Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center said goodbye to neurosurgeon Noel Tulipan, MD, who died at 64 on ...13 November 2015

Jerome Wall, MD, of Community Orthopedic Medical Group in Riverside, Calif., died on Nov. 9, according to The Press Enterprise. Dr. Wall founded a private practice and the SPORT clinic, which provided ...11 November 2015

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center says goodbye to neurosurgeon Noel Tulipan, MD, who died Nov. 2 from an illness, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Here are ...06 November 2015

... after one year.   3. While surgical patients showed improvement and experienced less pain and disability than the non-surgery group, one percent of surgery patients died within 90 days of their operation. ...22 October 2015

... injury, according to Yellow Hammer. Here are five key points:   1. Since 2005, 36 football players died from injuries they sustained while playing the sport. In 2014, five players died from football-related ...13 October 2015

In Virginia, more people died from heroin and opioid use than highway fatalities last year, according to News-Plex. Here are four things to know:   1. In 2014, 728 Virginians died from drug overdoses ...13 October 2015

... bill was created and named after a U.S. Marine  who died at a VA medical center last year after taking 13 prescribed medications in a 24-hour period.   2. Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Shelly ...12 October 2015

... Valley Medical Group and surgeon Gus Varnavas, MD, for an alleged botched spinal surgery.   Neurosurgeon John A. Jane, Sr., MD, PhD, of University of Virginia died Sept. 18, 2015.   Hunaldo J. ...25 September 2015

Neurosurgeon John A. Jane Sr., MD, PhD, died Sept. 18, 2015, according to UVA Today. Here are eight points on Dr. Jane:   1. Dr. Jane died at 83 years old.   2. He began his career at UVa' ...23 September 2015