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Johnson & Jonson reported its orthopedics line had a 1.2 percent increase in sales for the third quarter.

The FDA cleared 19 spine devices in September 2019.

Adrian Park, MD, is chair of the department of surgery at Anne Arundel Medical System in Annapolis, Md. He spoke to Becker's Spine Review about work-related injuries affecting surgical specialists.

Meic Schmidt, MD, was appointed to lead the Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico's department of neurosurgery.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois recognized Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., and Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital as Blue Distinction Centers+ for Spine Surgery, Patch reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, MBA, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine. Here, they discuss the goals for their tenure and discuss current trends in spine care.

A Florida-based health system has turned its focus away from certain orthopedic services amid financial strife. 

Thomas Carter, MD, performed a lateral meniscus debridement procedure on Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy, NBC Sports reports.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency gave Providence, R.I.-based Brown University $6.3 million to further develop an implantable device to repair neural connections in the spine, the Brown Daily Herald reports.

The Western New York Impact Investment Fund invested $500,000 in Garwood Medical Devices, The Buffalo News reports.