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CRIME October 20, 2019

Medicare fraud cases settled for $7.1M after knee braces, injections deemed unnecessary

Seven former Osteo Relief Institute clinics accused of billing Medicare for unnecessary knee braces and injections to treat osteoarthritis have agreed to pay more than $7.1 million in a settlement, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday.

HEALTH April 19, 2019

Tiny knee bone three times more prevalent than 100 years ago: study

A small bone behind the knee that scientists previously thought had been selected out by evolution a century ago is now three times more prevalent - and possibly linked to arthritis, according to a new study. 

HEALTH April 3, 2019

Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds is on a mission to 'mainstream' his painful 'hidden' disease with new campaign

Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells 91±¬ÁÏ about his new campaign — "Monster Pain in the AS" — which raises awareness for ankylosing spondylitis, an agonizing autoimmune disorder that affects the spine, sometimes causing vertebrae to fuse.

MEDICAL RESEARCH May 17, 2018

Texas doctor accused of administering chemo to patients who didn't need it

Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada was accused of falsely administering chemotherapy to patients who didn’t need it and he was also charged with fraud and money laundering.

Arthritis July 5, 2017

Roots of arthritis: Protection against frostbite

Arthritis causes pain and suffering for millions of people around the world, but it's also the byproduct of an evolutionary mutation that allowed early humans to make the move from Africa to colder climates tens of thousands of years ago.

Arthritis June 28, 2017

Judge says arthritis may qualify woman for euthanasia

A 77-year-old Canadian woman suffering from incurable erosive osteoarthritis is one step closer to legally taking her own life after a judge in Toronto ruled she met a key criteria of Canada's 2016 medically assisted death law.

PAIN MANAGEMENT June 1, 2017

Older adults might be able to stave off arthritis knee pain with fiber

Older people who eat the most fiber are at lower risk of developing knee pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis (OA), new research shows.

Arthritis May 22, 2017

Cracking, popping joints may foretell arthritis

Grating, cracking or popping sounds around joints may predict future arthritis, especially in the knees, according to a recent U.S. study.

MEDICAL RESEARCH April 19, 2017

Opioid use common even after minor surgery

The risk that surgery patients will become chronic opioid users may be similar after minor procedures or major operations, a U.S. study suggests.

Obesity March 24, 2017

'Healthy' obese still face higher heart disease risk

Even without high blood pressure or other signs of illness, obese adults have a much higher risk of developing heart disease than normal-weight peers, according to a study from Denmark.

Alternative Medicine March 23, 2017

Can sugar injections help ease knee joint pain?

An alternative medicine approach to joint pain that typically uses injections of sugar or sodium may be worth trying for knee osteoarthritis after traditional approaches fail, a recent review suggests.