Author: Staff

Here are ten orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.

Physician practices that are acquired by hospitals tend to increase their use of techniques that help manage chronic illnesses, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Medline signed a $25 million group purchasing agreement with Stratum Med.

A new Medicare policy may offer some comfort to physicians struggling to hold advanced care planning conversations with their patients, according to MedCity News.

Five plaintiffs have won a $502 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a bellwether trial concerning the company's DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement devices.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery orthopedic surgeon, Han Jo Kim, MD, discussed the genetics of scoliosis, according to U.S. News & World Report Health.

Houston-based Spine Injury Solutions, a healthcare solution company in the spine injury sector, entered a marketing partnership with Personal Injury Institute, according to EconoTimes.

Elizabeth Vitarbo, MD, joined Orange Park (Fla.) Medical Center's First Coast Neurosurgery.

King's College London researchers discovered a molecule that aids broken spinal cord healing, according to heraldscotland.

Analysts rated St. Jude Medical a 2.2 on a scale of one (strong buy) to five (strong sell), according to CWRU Observer.