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DePuy Synthes Spine has launched the ACIS Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System for use during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Steven Siwek, Jr., founded Medical Marketing Solutions in 2009 to help market his father's medical practice. The company has since grown to include medical practices and hospitals across the country. He assists with both traditional and digital media marketing, which…

The American Medical Association will host a webinar to help physicians better manage chronic pain patients while minimizing the potential for prescription drug misuse.

Steward Center for Pain Management of Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., recently opened a satellite location at Coastal Medical in East Providence, R.I., according to a Patch report.

ZocDoc has introduced the ZocDoc Check-In, which allows patients to fill out medical forms online prior to their visit.

Two common spine surgeries — lumbar stenosis and cervical spondylotic myelopathy — were assessed for outcomes and cost-effectiveness to prove their worth, and the outcomes were presented at the North American Spine Society's annual meeting.

The September issue of The Spine Journal is devoted to the casualties of war and reveals facts about the psychological and physical effects of war.

Jonathan Slotkin, MD, is director of spinal surgery at Geisinger Neuroscience Institute and director of spinal cord injury research. He has clinical interests in brain tumor surgery and complex spinal surgery, including degenerative conditions, spinal oncology, spine trauma, surgical back…

Edward Akelman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, has been appointed president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, according to a local Patch report.

Lewis Yocum, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform Tommy John surgery on Orioles pitcher Randy Wolf, according to a Baltimore Sun report.