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A study published in Spine examines whether the anesthesia time is associated with increased infection risk for spine surgery patients.

Here, Steven C. Anagnost, MD, discusses the future of independent practice and solo physicians in the rapidly evolving healthcare arena.

Integra LifeSciences entered into a distribution agreement with aapImplantate.

Panelists discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare delivery at the 2017 Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C., held from April 27 to April 28, according to AMA Wire.

Surgeons are increasingly favoring spine biologics due to the limited pain and invasiveness, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, of Ethiopia, is the new director general of the World Health Organization, according to BBC News.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is teaming up with Grand Forks-based University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences to create a new orthopedic surgery residency program, according to West Fargo Pioneer.

Research and Markets released its report, "US Procedure Numbers for Minimally Invasive Spinal Implants 2017."

Jay R. Lieberman, MD, orthopedics department chair and orthopedic surgery professor at Los Angeles-based Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, earned a National Institutes of Health grant for bone repair research.

Jaclyn Janine Renfrow, MD, spoke about her research, "Tracking Career Paths of Women in Neurosurgery," at the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, held April 22 to April 26 in Los Angeles.