Austin-based Texas Orthopedics is resuming cases with strict safety protocols in place now that the state's elective surgery restrictions have expired, according to local ABC affiliate KVUE.
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Tift Regional Medical Center's $152 million expansion that will add an orthopedic floor remains on course for completion in fall 2021 as construction workers continue to work through the COVID-19 pandemic, WALB reports.
The number of physician-owned practices considering a sale has tripled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to information gathered by Physicians First.
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Orthopedic surgeon Chris Main, DO, recently purchased a private jet from singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, KTVO reports.
Spinal implant developer HD LifeSciences on May 12 achieved FDA 510(k) clearance for its Hive anterior lumbar interbody fusion system.
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Four Michigan healthcare providers and a patient seeking a knee replacement filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer May 12 claiming that the state of emergency violates constitutional rights, Mlive reports.