Author: Alan Condon

The U.S. could face a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians by 2033, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The estimate is higher than AAMC's 2019 report, which projected a shortage of up to 121,900 physicians…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott halted elective surgeries June 25 in four of Texas' largest counties to preserve bed capacity at hospitals as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge in the state, local NBC affiliate KXAN reports.

Here is a list of ambulatory surgery centers that include minimally invasive spine surgery.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between June 22 and June 26:

Alexandria-based Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital is reportedly the first hospital in Central Louisiana to offer robotic-assisted total knee replacements, according to a June 26 KALB report.

Spine surgeon Raymond Gardocki, MD, on June 22 performed the first fully endoscopic interbody fusion with Integrity Implants' Flarehawk 7 expandable cage.

Here are nine spine surgeons making the news:

German medical technology company Brainlab on June 26 launched Snke OS, a subsidiary focused on developing software to improve surgical navigation.

Orthobiologics company Bioventus on June 25 launched its Signafuse bioactive bone graft in a strip format.

The Attune Knee system, developed by DePuy Synthes, has been implanted in more than one million patients, according to a June 23 press release.