Author: Claire Wallace

The usage of OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT is increasing in the medical field rapidly. As the chatbot learns to pass medical exams, physicians are left asking how much they trust the application in the operating room. 

Sparrow Medical Group Orthopedics Carson City (Mich.) is expanding its services, now welcoming patients at SMG Ithaca (Mich.), according to a May 5 report from Daily News.

Dallas-based Tenet Health Central Coast and the University of California San Francisco have partnered to open a brain and spine center in San Luis Obispo, Calif., according to a May 4 report from NBC affiliate KSBY.

Orthopedic medical device manufacturer Stryker is under investigation by U.S. authorities for potential anti-bribery law violations, according to a May 3 report from The Wall Street Journal. 

Keith Meister, MD, director of sports medicine at Arlington-based Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine, performed a season-ending Tommy John surgery on Seattle Mariners pitcher Robbie Ray, according to a May 3 report from mlb.com. 

Joint replacement technology company Formus Labs has earned 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its image processing software for hip replacement preoperative planning.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has launched a five-year orthopedic residency program and a one-year adult reconstruction fellowship program. 

A team of orthopedic surgeons are partnering with Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health to launch a new practice, Orthopedic Specialists of New Jersey. 

Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance has partnered with price transparency platform HealthMe to give its patients access to healthcare at an upfront and bundled price. 

Orthopedic device company Maxx Orthopedics has added Rich Gray as its new area vice president of sales for the western half of the U.S.