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HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, reported Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, will serve as the new CDC director, Medscape reports.

National opioid prescribing has lessened annually since 2010, according to a new CDC report.

The increased use of robotics and automated systems for spine surgeries will boost the spinal image guidance systems global market, based on a Transparency Market Research report, according to medGadget.

Medacta reported its first quarter 2017 financial results.

Three total joint replacement surgeons discuss the future of independent practice in the orthopedics arena.

Here are nine key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.

Keith Meister, MD, will repair an ulnar collateral ligament tear in Baton Rogue-based Louisiana State University freshman pitcher Eric Walker's right elbow, LSUSports.net reports.

Tom Carter, MD, of The Orthopedic Clinic Association in Scottsdale Ariz., performed the clinics first meniscus replacement surgery in partnership with Active Implants using the NUsurface Meniscus Implant.

The global sports medicine market is expected to see an 8.9 percent compounded annual growth rate from 2017 to 2024, reaching a net value of $34.7 billion by 2024.

In a study published in Crystal Market Research, the artificial disc market is predicted to be worth $4.8 billion by 2025.