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In a Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.-sponsored webinar titled, "The role of microsurgery and navigation in minimally invasive spinal surgery," Roger Härtl, MD, of New York City Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medicine, discussed how to combine microsurgical techniques, navigation and…

Here are ten hospitals with recently expanded spine and neurosurgery programs.

At the Canoe Brook County Club, Healing the Children of New Jersey will honor Lloyd Gayle, MD, according to Bergen Dispatch.

In the United States, the number of fatalities from drug overdoses increased from 4,000 in 1999 to 19,000 in 2014. As painkillers accounted for a substantial number of deaths, many providers are hesitant to prescribe opioids, according to PBS.

Tyler, Texas-based Ortho Spine Center updated their website to include more tools and access for injured workers.

Newark, Calif.-based StemCells announced positive interim data from its Phase 2 study analyzing HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells in treating chronic cervical spinal cord injury, according to Seeking Alpha.

Northern Westchester (N.Y.) Hospital opened its new Surgical Services Suite.

The Orthopedic Institute at St. Elizabeth is holding an event on back pain in Erlanger, Ky., according to Northern Kentucky Tribune.

John Todd, MD, recently traveled to Ecuador on a medical mission trip, according to Al.com.

Jon Dickinson, MD, is a practicing orthopedic surgeon at California Pacific Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in San Francisco. He is also the board chairman of Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco as well as an associate clinical professor of orthopedic…