Medical apps routinely share user data, and physicians should be aware of privacy risks when recommending apps, according to a study in BMJ and detailed in Medscape.
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A federal appeals court declined a full review of its decision to award $248 million to Stryker in a surgical tool patent case against Zimmer Biomet, according to MassDevice.
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The United States Tennis Association named Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine physician Brett Kindle, MD, to its sports science committee.
Metropolis, Ill.-based Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center signed a contract with ORHub to employ its analytical services.
Baptist Health South Florida in South Miami broke ground on a wellness and medical center in Plantation, Fla., the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Los Gatos, Calif.-based Allied Pain & Spine Institute rolled out a virtual reality service for chronic pain sufferers at its San Jose, Calif.-based clinic.
RTI Surgical enrolled the first patient in a clinical evaluation of its Fortilink Interbody Fusion 3D-printed implants for degenerative disc disease treatment, 3D Printing Industry reports.
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program saw a 16 percent drop in participants since October 2018, CMS reported.
Using a new Hip-Spine Classification System in revision total hip arthroplasty significantly reduced the risk of recurrent instability, according to research presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 12-16 in Las Vegas.