Medtronic reported third quarter revenue of $3.9 billion, a 2 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a company news release.
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DJO Global has finalized its U.S. distribution partnership with Lima Corporate, according to a company news release.
A new Kansas law requires athletes exhibiting signs of head injury to be removed from play and not return until they are cleared by a medical professional, according to a report from The Wichita Eagle.
Terrance Orr, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Tahoe Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, will be accompanying the United States Men's Alpine Ski Team to the 2014 Olympic Games as head team physician, according to a Carson Now report.
Florida laws regulating pain management practices and prescription painkillers were supposed to crack down on the state's pill mill problem, but they have created barriers to care for many patients, according to two ABC 7 reports.
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., found a family of sensory nerve proteins known as piezo proteins are essential to the sensation of painful touch, according to a Scripps news release.
The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased a little more than 5 percent over the 12-months ending December 2011, according to a news…
While the economy finally appears to be stabilizing, there's no indication that it's on a strong trajectory upward. But even just the feeling of stability is providing courage to those wishing to once again start developing new ambulatory surgery centers,…
Budgetary and technology barriers prevent 33 percent of providers from utilizing health information technology to meet meaningful use requirements, according to an IVANS news release.
The American Academy of Neurology has issued an updated guideline, which details evidence showing that monitoring the spinal cord during spinal surgery and certain chest surgeries, sometimes referred to as intraoperative monitoring, can help prevent paralysis that can be related…