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Rex A.W. Marco, MD, is a board-certified spine surgeon and musculoskeletal oncologist at Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. He also serves as an orthopedic surgery professor and chief of spine surgery and musculoskeletal oncology at The University of Texas…

Here are 15 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for June 2, 2016. 

It's not just a search engine; Google has grown into a corporate conglomerate with partnerships in several different industries, including healthcare. Verily, Google's life sciences division, has several projects lined up that could potentially change the healthcare field.

Fort Wayne (Ind.) Orthopedics has opened two new OrthoStat walk-in clinics, according to the News-Sentinel.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based Vertebral Technologies redesigned the company's brand.

First Choice Healthcare Solutions, a non-physician owned, publicly traded healthcare services company, welcomed orthopedic surgeon Kenneth C. Sands, MD, to First Choice Medical Group in Brevard County, Fla.

A Physicians Foundation national patient survey found 90 percent of U.S. adults cited high satisfaction levels with their primary care physicians. However, many patients forgo treatments or visits due to high costs, according to Executive Insight.

United Health Services' Johnson City, N.Y.-based Wilson Medical Center appointed Saeed Bajwa, MD, director of neurosciences, according to EIN News.

An autopsy revealed musician Prince died from an accidental opioid overdose on April 21, according to The Chicago Tribune.