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Northwell Health researchers found 71 percent of hip fracture patients were never told they have osteoporosis, according to Medical Xpress.

Rakesh Patel, MD, is an orthopedic surgery clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford University School of Medicine researchers studied folic acid's impact on brain and spine birth defects, according to Medical Xpress. The U.S. food supply fortification with folic acid was expected to decrease these birth defects.

In India, one in five people aged between 20 years and 30 years are experiencing spinal complications, according to The Health Site.

Medscape compiled a list of popular physician-authored books.

Nine of 10 American adults report high satisfaction with their primary care physicians, according to a new Physicians Foundation patient survey. Americans also noted their rising frustration over managing increasing healthcare costs and medical debt, however.

The global hip and knee surgical implants market is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.54 percent to 2022, according to Digital Journal.

Medtronic launched Spine Essentials in the United States at the Ambulatory Surgical Center Association annual meeting in Dallas.

Nintendo included health and medical devices in its updated Articles of Incorporations, according to MCV.

Salt Lake City-based Predictive Technology Group's Predictive Biotech beta launched its molecular diagnostic test for spinal deformities, according to Digital Journal.