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Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have eliminated morphine tolerance in rats by reformulating the common cancer drug imatinib, according to a news release.
Arthrex recently unveiled its new compact imaging system for live-video streaming in the OR, according to a Naples News report.
Craig Della Valle, a hip and knee surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, recently conducted a study showing there are three to four times more complications with total knee replacements than partial knee replacements, according to a practice news release.
Anthony Miniaci, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, recently performed knee surgery for Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
Cayenne Medical, a company focused on sports medicine devices, recently closed a $10 million equity financing with Fletcher Spaght Ventures, a new investor, according to accompany news release.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that health information technology use has doubled in the last two years, according to a HHS news release.
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Surgeons from Sinai Hospital, part of LifeBridge Health, recently used the first externally controllable internal limb lengthening device with FDA clearance, the PRECICE Limb Lengthening System, which they helped co-develop, according to a LifeBridge news release.