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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

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N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

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Archive > December, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 12

Medical Malpractice Quiz

Surgeon with Shaky Credentials

Lorne B. Sheren, MD, Esq.

A pain management specialist decides to perform a provocative discogram on a 49-year-old woman suffering from long-standing back pain. In the hopes of facilitating a diagnosis, he'll attempt to replicate the patient's pain by manipulating her lumbar disks under minimal sedation.

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