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Research and Markets released the report titled, "Global Medical Composite Material Market for Orthopedics 2015-2019."

Jeffrey Wise, MD, of Blue Ridge Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Warrenton, Va., received the Inaugural NASS Spine Advocacy Award at the NASS meeting in October, according to Fauquier.com.

The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York presented data from the first U.S. study of BONESUPPORT's CERAMENT with Gentamicin in an infected rat model at the European Bone & Joint Infection Society.

Teladoc, the nation's first telehealth platform, completed its 1 millionth telehealth visit.

If OrthoNY can recruit a physician for the practice, the group plans to open an office in Troy, according to Albany Business Review.

The National Academy of Medicine elected Frances E. Jensen, MD, to its membership, according to Penn News.

Misonix, a developer of therapeutic ultrasonic medical devices based in Farmingdale, N.Y., demonstrated its new BoneScalpel MIS Platform at the North American Spine Society meeting in October, training more than 120 spine surgeons.

Several sports programs have adopted the Kerr Collar, a device aimed at reducing force to the head and neck during football collisions, according to Live 5 News.

The Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute in Frederick will offer veterans with orthopedic issues free screenings on Nov. 11, according to The Frederick News-Post.

Medtronic became a founding donor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture when the company's philanthropic arm donated $2 million.