Author: Alan Condon

Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is preparing to resume elective surgeries on May 11 in accordance with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent guidance, the Daily Herald reports.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center recently hired three orthopedic surgeons, the Niagara Gazette reports.

Hospital revenues have been hit hard by the cessation of elective surgeries, with rural hospitals particularly struggling to deal with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ozarks First reports.

Xenex Disinfection Services is reportedly the first company to prove that its robot can sterilize a room of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to The Rivard Report.

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 1 refused to hear an appeal by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in a whistleblower lawsuit against the health system and 13 neurosurgeons, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics recently recognized Timothy Hiesterman, DO, as a fellow, SC Times reports.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between April 27 and May 1:

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In February, Fred Naraghi, MD, moved his practice from San Francisco to Klamath Orthopedic Clinic in Klamath Falls, Ore., citing both financial and personal reasons. 

Spine surgeon Kaixuan Liu, MD, of West Orange, N.J.-based Atlantic Spine Center recently donated 4,500 masks to the South Orange Fire Department, Tap Into reports.