Nonprofit organization Mitre has appointed Stephen Ondra, MD, chief medical adviser of the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare federally funded research and development center.
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Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson is the second active NHL player to undergo artificial disc replacement and returned to the ice against the Edmonton Oilers on March 3, exactly three months after surgery, according to nhl.com.
Paul McCrory, PhD, an academic and physician specializing in sports neurology, resigned as chair of the Concussion in Sport Group following allegations of plagiarism related to an article on warmups published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, The Athletic…
Stryker has acquired 46 companies in its 81-year history, including 14 in the last five years. Its most recent acquisition, Vocera Communications, was finalized in February for $3.1 billion. But what does Stryker have planned for the health IT company?
Almost two years after completing a spine surgery fellowship at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, Chester Donnally, MD, is making a name for himself both in and outside of the operating room.
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Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., said it is the first hospital in the state to perform spine surgery with OrthoPediatrics' ApiFix technology, brproud.com reported March 2.
Independent orthopedic groups, surgery centers and specialty hospitals are among the healthcare facilities that have fallen by the wayside during the pandemic as COVID-19 continues to inflict hardships on providers, both from a health and an economic standpoint.
From a Massachusetts hospital settling a whistleblower suit relating to overlapping surgeries to a spine device company accused of stealing a rival company's sales team and customers, here are the latest orthopedic lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Regenerative medicine, patient-specific implants and artificial intelligence continue to gather momentum in the spine field, but robotics and augmented reality are the technologies surgeons expect to become more prominent in the next five years.
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth and Orlando Neurosurgery are working on a new affiliation agreement ahead of the opening of the health system's $100 million Innovation Tower this year, according to the Orlando Business Journal.