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COVID-19 testing in the U.S. lags behind other countries, except when it comes to the NBA, where the league has been testing players with ease, SBNation reports.

A lot has happened since the first cases of the coronavirus emerged in the United States on Jan. 20, and accelerated in the past week.

Amherst, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopaedics is rethinking its business strategy and postponing plans for a new facility over projected financial losses related to COVID-19, Buffalo Business First reports.

The medical technology giants are feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic including giants in the orthopedic space such as Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, Medtronic and Zimmer Biomet.

In December 2019, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) released two new policy guidelines.

Despite a 33 percent drop in value since the end of 2019, Globus Medical is in a position to leverage its assets and acquire companies in this depressed market, according to Benzinga.

Regenerative medicine therapies hold much potential in the orthopedic space, despite the lack of comprehensive knowledge around the therapies. Here, Anika Therapeutics interim CEO Cheryl Blanchard, PhD, explains how the company plans to approach the biologics market.

Orthopedic and outpatient providers working with Tooele, Utah-based Mountain West Medical Center are stepping up to help limit the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, KSL.com reports.

Sterile packaging with intraoperative guards can help spine and orthopedic device-makers avoid bacterial cross-contamination, according to Aakash Agarwal, PhD, director of research and clinical affairs for Spinal Balance. Guardian Medical is a joint venture between Plastic Technologies and Spinal Balance,…

After CMS Administrator Seema Verma urged hospitals to cancel elective surgeries, many did and have shifted resources to treating COVID-19 patients.