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Wright Medical Group named James A. Lightman senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.

The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial is one of the first comprehensive studies to look at the effectiveness of different treatments for low back and leg pain.

How do you increase profits at a spine center? It might seem basic — bring in a higher volume of patients. However, reaching patients is not always easy. Additionally, there are other ways to increase a spine center's profitability such…

Riverview Medical Center has unveiled the first completed phase of its hospital expansion, which will eventually add an educational and conference center, specialty surgical suites and a renovated post-anesthesia care area to the unit, according to a Holmdel Patch report.

Val Zudans, MD, FACS, a board-certified ophthalmologist at Florida Eye Institute in Vero Beach, has published data based on surgical procedures performed at the Florida Eye Institute Surgicenter in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, according to a TCPalm…

The constitutionality of healthcare reform's individual mandate may depend on the vote of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, according to a SCOTUS blog report.

Recruiting a new physician to a surgery center can be a stressful process, as networking can take time away from an administrator's other duties and there may be other facilities competing for the same providers. Here Joan Shearer, administrator of…

Jeffrey Lobosky, MD, an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California San Francisco and author of the upcoming book "It's Enough to Make You Sick: The Failure of American Health Care and a…

Researchers have identified a major gene affecting chronic pain sensitivity, according to a study reported in News-Medical.

Insys Therapeutics has launched Subsys fentanyl sublingual spray to manage recurring cancer pain, according to Pharmaceutical Business Review.