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  Armin Curt, MD, principal investigator in the StemCells trial for spinal cord injury patients, gave an update on the Phase I/II trial at the American Spinal Injury Association annual meeting in San Antonio.

The American Medical Association is updating the Code of Medical Ethics and American Medical Association members have the opportunity to comment on the language, according to an AMA Wire report.

  A research team led by Richard Guyer, MD, of Texas Back Institute in Plano, compared the Kineflex-L Disc to the CHARITE artificial disc for lumbar disc replacement procedures and published their findings in Spine.

Brian Cole, MD, professor of orthopedics in the department of anatomy and cell biology at Rush University Medical Center and section head of the Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush, was named among the top 28 shoulder surgeons in the United…

Spine surgery is an expensive procedure, but for patients who would benefit from surgical correction the long-term economic benefits can far outweigh the initial cost of care. Especially with new minimally invasive and outpatient spine procedures, the cost of spine…

Medscape recently released its list of "Best and Worst Places to Practice 2014: Big Cities, Small Towns."

Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting was a great success!  Don't miss our next event for hospital executives, Becker's Hospital Review Annual Chief Executive Officer Strategy Roundtable.   

Richard B. Kim, MD, is a neurosurgeon practicing with Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center as well as co-director of DISC's newly launched Newport Beach Spine Group — a new division equipped with an outpatient facility. He is…

  Richard B. Kim, MD, is a neurosurgeon practicing with Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center as well as co-director of DISC's newly launched Newport Beach Spine Group — a new division equipped with an outpatient facility. He…