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President Barack Obama released his budget plan for 2016 earlier this year, and House Republicans introduced a separate budget proposal last week, according to a Zacks report published on Nasdaq.

Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news over this past week.

Orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania developed two new prediction aimed at identifying total hip and knee replacement patients who are at-risk of developing serious postoperative complications.

Frank T. Barranco Sr., MD, passed away Saturday in Oak Crest Village, Md. Dr. Barranco oversaw an orthopedic foot clinic at Hopkins Hospital and was an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, reports the Baltimore Sun.

Two studies at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City find bariatric surgery prior to joint replacement is a cost-effective way to improve outcomes after hip or knee replacement, as obesity is linked to longer hospital stays, higher failure…

Vitamin D, which is crucial in helping the body absorb calcium needed to maintain bone mass, as well as to minimize musculoskeletal pain and injury, is lacking in one-third of elite college athletes.

Andrew J. Weiland, MD, of New York, N.Y., was presented the 2015 William W. Tipton, Jr., MD, Leadership Award.

Geneia revealed the findings of their Physician Misery Index and invited physicians to share their ideas to restore “Joy of Medicine,” reports Sleep Review. Among 400 full-time physicians: 87 percent say the “business and regulation of healthcare has changed the…

Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder, La., added Wallace Weatherly, MD, to its medical staff. 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons appointed Ken Yamaguchi, MD, MBA, as treasurer of its board of directors.