Some healthcare professionals might still be analyzing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but other physicians are making the legislation — and the ideas behind it — come to life. John Caruso, MD, is one of those physicians. He…
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Ten finalists — five physicians and five residents, fellows and medical students — have been named in the the American Medical Association App Challenge, according to an AMA news release.
As part of a five-year study, researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children identified new genetic markers for idiopathic scoliosis that highlighted two genes: CHL1 and DSCAM. These genes play a role in the neurologic and spinal systems. The…
In a recent study of Chicago-area orthopedic residents, researchers found that residents were interested in business education in addition to their medical training, according to an AAOS Now report.
Kevin Stone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in San Francisco, invented a device called the Rescue Reel, designed to help people escape from tall buildings, which is now being manufactured in Indiana, according to a WIBC news report.
Indiana Spine Group plans to open its new spine center this month in Carmel, Ind., according to an Indy Star report.
Stryker has acquired Concentric Medical in a cash transaction for $135 million, according to a Stryker news release.
The following data on the most and least profitable practice settings for orthopedic surgeons is based on MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.
Arian Foster, a running back for the Texas Texans, recently linked a picture of an MRI taken of his injured hamstring to his Twitter account, which has sports medicine physicians talking, according to an ESPN report.
Gary Henley, who has 29 years of experience in the orthopedic and medical device industry, has been appointed executive chairman of the board of TransCorp Spine, according to a company news release.