Neurosurgeon Dr. Hugo Diez Perez became the first person to die of COVID-19 in Paraguay, according to a report from Extra.
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New England Orthopedic Surgeons in Springfield, Mass., is furloughing more than half its workforce, according to a Mass Live report.
Louisiana's state orthopedic society appointed two new top leaders, The Advocate reports.
Life Spine partnered with Gizmo Medical March 23 to produce surgical masks and gowns to meet the growing demand in the U.S.
An employee at Des Moines-based Iowa Ortho recently tested positive for COVID-19, reports WHOTV.
Georgia Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon and member of the state's coronavirus task force, has been in self-quarantine since she tested positive for the novel coronavirus March 20, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
Daniel Yoshor, MD, was appointed chair of the department of neurosurgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, effective July 1.
The Core Institute is providing orthopedic urgent care at its Phoenix and Novi, Ariz., locations to ease the expected burdens on emergency rooms and urgent care centers in the coming weeks.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a steep drop-off in elective arthroplasty procedures, affecting Conformis' core knee and hip surgery products "in unprecedented ways," President and CEO Mark Augusti said in a March 23 announcement.