Author: Alan Condon

Here are five orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Spinal implant developer Xenco Medical on June 30 launched CancelleX, a porous titanium lumbar interbody system.

Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., has stopped taking  orthopedic and trauma patients after a staff member in the orthopedic surgery department tested positive for COVID-19, The Herald-Dispatch reports.

Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health is closing two urgent care centers that have been losing business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to syracuse.com.

Safety compliance will be essential for hospitals to avoid further inpatient spine surgery cancellations, according to neurosurgeon Jeffrey Gross, MD.

Here are 10 spine surgeons who performed debut procedures with new devices this year:

Manitowoc, Wis.-based Holy Family Memorial Lakeshore Orthopaedics has added Richard Manos, MD, and John Trotter, MD, to its surgical staff, according to the Herald Times Reporter.

Hospitals will lose $323.1 billion this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association. 

ASC patient volumes are recovering as centers resume full operations across the U.S.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation June 30 suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in four more counties to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19.