Ascendx Spine received the Spotlight award from the Southeast Medical Device Association for its presentation at the SEMDA conference.
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Wenatchee Valley Medical Center in Wenatchee, Wash., opened a new spine center on February 18 to help accommodate the 25,000 to 30,000 patients that come in with back pain each year, according to a report by The Wenatchee World.
Zimmer Spine launched its Zimmer DTO 5.5 System for disc degeneration with fusion and non-fusion treatments.
Alamo Neurosurgical Institute now has the Mazor Robotics Renaissance surgical system to aid in performing spine surgical procedures.
If passed, a Utah bill would alter the process by which medical providers are summoned to appear before a pre-litigation panel in medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.
A report called "January 2013: PSO Deep Dive on Health Information Technology-Related (HIT) Safety Events," by the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization, a non-profit organization dedicated to applied scientific research in healthcare, identified five potential HIT-related problem areas with regard…
Major League Baseball hitters are now required to wear a new helmet for more protection against pitches that may hit them in the head, according to an LA Times report.
In written comments to the FDA, the American Academy of Pain Medicine noted that changing the label on opioid pain medications to limit their continuous use to 90 days would do little to stop drug abuse while depriving millions of…
Interventional pain management specialist Arnold Feldman, MD, has launched The Feldman Institute's medical travel program, which helps patients arrange travel plans to his practice and surgery center in Baton Rouge, La. Arrangements include lodging, transportation, car rental and medical spa…
The OrthoCarolina Foundation, a nonprofit that supports educational programs and healthcare initiatives, announced the establishment of the Social Innovation Fellowship in collaboration with Queen City Forward, a hub for social entrepreneurs that is working to build the social entrepreneurship community…