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A fourth executive from West Chester, Pa.-based Synthes pleaded guilty to charges originating with illegal clinical trials the company performed on Norian XR, a bone cement, in which three patients died, according to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Graduates of a new training institute for orthopedic sales reps near Memphis are finding jobs at companies like Smith & Nephew, Stryker and DePuy, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

US Spine has announced that it has achieved record revenues for its 2009 fiscal year with revenue growth exceeding 40 percent over fiscal 2008, according to a US Spine news release.

A recent survey from Equipment Leasing and Financing Association showed that while new sales and business were down for healthcare equipment, the number of facilities leasing or financing equipment increased, according to a report in the American Medical News.

Here are the top 10 states which had the lowest number of registered nurses per 100,000 people in 2008, with number of nurses per 100,000 people, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.

Here are the top 10 states which had the highest number of registered nurses per 100,000 people in 2008, with number of nurses per 100,000 people, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Bill Corr announced the release of $13.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for loan repayments to nurses who agree to work in facilities with critical nursing shortages and…

Twin Cities Orthopedics, one of the largest orthopedic physician practices in the Midwest, has announced that it will partner with Surgical Care Affiliates to develop a new orthopedic surgery center in Edina, Minn., according to an SCA news release.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Medtronic announced the United States launch of the T2 SCEPTOR Distractible End Cleats System, a vertebral body replacement device intended for use in the thoracic and lumbar spine to replace a collapsed, damaged or unstable vertebral body due…

The American Health Lawyers Association has announced the release of the fourth edition of Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Legal and Regulatory Issues by Scott Becker, Melissa Szabad, Amber McGraw Walsh, Sarah Abraham Chacko, Ronald E. Lundeen, Jr., Elissa Koch Moore and…