The Hand Center at Methodist Willowbrook in Houston recently opened to care for patients with hand and upper extremity disorders and conditions.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently awarded Vernon T. Tolo, MD, with the William W. Tipton Jr., MD, Leadership Award, according to an AAOS Now report.
Ascendx Spine has signed a distribution agreement with Switzerland-based anwerina AG to distribute the company's products in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Two Murrieta, Calif.-based medical device companies have received warnings from the Food and Drug Administration for a lack of quality control over the manufacturing or assembling process.
Eric Nelson, MD, of Prevea Health, has joined Community Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis., according to a Green Bay Press Gazette report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed elbow surgery on Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Carpenter, according to an ESPN news report.
Jay Warden, Senior Vice President, The Camden Group, shares his thoughts on how the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the individual mandate will impact healthcare reform and delivery.
In an oral argument ending a three-day series of healthcare reform hearings, Supreme Court justices considered whether the law's Medicaid expansion is coercive to states, according to a Politico report.
Only a few years ago, a hospital's physician-integration strategy was seen as the major determinant of a hospital's referrals and patient volume. Hospitals acquired physician practices like hungry hippos — quickly and aggressively — looking to boost patient volumes and…
Although iPads allow physicians to show patients diagrams, medical records and photos by their bedside, the mobile technology may offer more distractions than benefits, according to a Kaiser Health News report.