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As medical devices continue to evolve, cybercriminals have more opportunities to hack patient's information, according to HealthCare IT News.

Rainbow Medical, a medical device companies' developer, will collaborate with Medos International Sarl, a part of the DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to work on creating novel therapy for treating spinal degenerative disc disease.

Two studies found patients who receive injections in the months prior to total knee or total hip replacement surgery may have an increased risk for infection and related compilations, according to News-Medical.

During the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons' board of directors meeting, William Jiranek, MD, took office as president of the AAHKS.

At the AAOS' 2016 annual meeting, the organization appointed Brian J. Galinat, MD, to its board.

Castle Connolly named Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery physicians to its 2016 Top Doctors, New York Metro Area list.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Joel Press, MD, the department of physiatry chairman and physiatrist-in-chief, effective September 2016.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia named Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital a Blue Distinction Center Plus for Spine Surgery, according to hearld-dipatch.com.

A new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association examined whether physicians with highly educated spouses are less likely to work in rural areas, according to Medical Daily.

Ivy Pointer, MD, of Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed, is spreading the American Academy of Pediatrics' messages with a musical spin, according to abc 11 News.