Here are nine orthopedic and spine related fraud settlements from 2024 to know:
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In early December, San Diego-based Scripps Health earned funding from the National Institutes of Health to develop the world's first "smart" shoulder replacement implant.
Durham, N.C.-based Duke University has won a $3.9 million grant to study gender differences in ACL injuries, according to a Dec. 20 report from WRAL News.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, valued at $3.8 billion, is the most valuable team in the National Hockey League for the second year in a row, according to a Dec. 20 report from Forbes.
Kingsley Chin, MD, had money laundering charges against him dismissed by a Massachusetts federal judge, according to a Dec. 20 news release.
Ali Baaj, MD, is joining Northwestern Medicine in Chicago in 2025, he said in a Dec. 20 LinkedIn post.
Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists plans to lay off 66 employees effective March 29, according to an email shared with Becker's.
Onward's Arc-Ex spinal cord stimulator earned the FDA's de novo classification and U.S. market authorization, according to a Dec. 19 news release.
Some of the largest orthopedic groups in the U.S. are growing in 2024 adding new locations, relocating to new spaces and more.
In early December, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health became the first system in New York state to offer the Teligen spine surgical system, in a procedure led by Daniel Sciubba, MD, senior vice president of neurosurgery at Northwell and…