The recent fiscal cliff deal has many implications for surgeons both professionally and personally, including tax increases. Roll backs from the Bush Tax Cuts include a 4.5 percent tax rate increase for wealthy Americans and separate from the fiscal cliff…
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An FDA advisory panel has voted in favor of moving hydrocodone combination products, including Vicodin, Lortab and Norco, into the more restrictive Schedule II category of controlled substances, according to a report by The Clinical Advisor.
Purdue Pharma in Stamford, Conn., a pharmaceutical company, and EIMindA in Israel, a company that develops brain functional mapping technology, have entered into a multi-year research collaboration agreement.
Salt Lake City-based spine device developer Amedica has expanded its executive management team to include a senior vice president of market development, vice president of marketing, senior vice president of sales and chief legal and compliance officer.
Mazor Robotics has received clearance to market the Renaissance spine system in Canada.
Laser Spine Institute awarded $5,000 to a New Port Richey, Fla., family through its "Make a Comeback" social media contest.
Frank Phillips, MD, co-founded the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Chicago, where he works with spine surgeons to treat a variety of spinal conditions. He specializes in the spine and has an interest in cervical and…
Orthopedic surgeons from around the country recently published a study titled "Intermediate Outcomes Following Percutaneous Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures." The surgeons examined 39 patients who were treated with percutaneous reduction and fixation for proximal humeral fractures at Mount Sinai…
Hospitals can charge patients facility fees of more than $1,000 if they see physicians who work in an office that is owned by the hospital, according to a report by The Boston Globe.
Lewis Yocum, MD, will perform shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish, according to a CBS Sports report.