After suffering a spinal cord injury in 2004 and diagnosed with quadriplegia, Tim Hemmes has learned to control a robotic arm with his mind, using a system designed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
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Kaare Kolstad, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Methodist Hospital System, recently performed hip surgery on Houston Dynamo forward Cam Weaver, according to a Sporting News report.
The FDA and CMS have launched a pilot program in which the agencies will conduct parallel and concurrent reviews of medical devices for FDA approval and Medicare coverage, according to an FDA release.
Group Health in Seattle has developed a plan to curb overpresciption of opioids that focuses on physician-patient communication rather than prosecution, a Pain Medicine News report said.
Dong Kim, MD, a neurosurgeon at Memorial Hermann Hospital and UT Health, used a piece of felt to cushion a patient's trigeminal nerve, according to an ABC News report.
California has removed a provision allowing the Department of Justice to require a patient prescribed pain medication to submit a medical evaluation, an American Cancer Society report said.
Mykola J. Bartkiw, DO, recently joined Metro Health Hospital as an orthopedic hand surgeon, according to a report by MD News.
James Robinson, MD, was recently selected as the first endowed chair of sports medicine for family physicians at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, according to a university news release.
Successful e-prescribing depended on access to resources such as physician champions and health IT support and redesigned work processes, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine.
Romano Ferrari, former president of Medtronic AVE Europe, has been appointed chairman of Ascendx Spine, according to an Ascendx Spine news release.