The National Spine Health Foundation launched a coalition for patient education, the organization said Dec. 6.
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Jake Measom, MD, performed southwest Wyoming's first spine jack procedure, The Kemmerer Gazette reported Dec. 5.
The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and orthopedic specialist Theresa Wyrick, MD, held an educational clinic for 35 female high school students in an effort to encourage more women to join the field.
Robert Bray, MD, a surgeon at Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center, performed surgery to fuse neck vertebrae on former motocross star Carey Hart, according to a Dec. 1 Instagram post from the racer.
Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles since Nov. 10:
Spire Orthopedic Partners is a physician-owned and -led management partner for orthopedic and spine practices nationwide. Here are five things to know about Spire Orthopedic, according to its website and Becker's coverage:
Aetna Life Insurance reached a settlement to resolve a 239-person class action lawsuit over its coverage of lumbar artificial disc replacements.
From a departing physician to a new university partnership, here are five updates from Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics Becker's has reported on since Oct. 14.
Tom VanOsdol, former CEO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ascension St. Vincent, will have to testify as the health system defends lawsuits focused on a former orthopedic surgeon at Riverside Hospital, News4Jax reported Dec. 2.
THINK Surgical has partnered with UK-based digital health company Definition Health, according to a Dec. 5 release from the company. THINK Surgical is a robotics developer focusing on orthopedic surgery robots.