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Despite the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax used to fund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, orthopedic device companies in Warsaw, Ind., are still hiring, according to a NewsOK report.

Neurosurgeon Alan Scarrow, MD, was named president of Mercy Springfield Communities, according to a KSMU report.

The global medical robotics market is expected to grow tremendously over the next several years, according to a new Reporterlink analysis.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons released the 2015 legislative agenda for health policy action items for the new Congress.

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is undergoing microfracture surgery in his knee, performed by Neal ElAttrache, MD, according to an NFL report.

The spine industry has experienced a Renaissance period for the past few decades where innovation truly disrupted the old open spine surgeries of the past, making procedures less risky and painful. Advancement in fusion technology, motion preservation and less invasive…

Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster in Willow Street, Pa., and Lancaster (Pa.) General Health System plan to open a $24 million facility in North Cornwall Township, Pa., according to a PennLive report.

CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, N.J., named Michael Greller, MD, assistant chief of the medical staff.

Joshua Siegel, MD, is the first physician in the Seacoast area to offer Arthrosurface Nanofactor Flow, a non-invasive pain relief treatment for conditions such as joint inflammation, arthritis and damaged cartilage, according to a Seacoast Online report.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus is planning a $14.3 million Brain and Spine Institute, according to a Columbus Business First report.