The Food and Drug Administration is attempting to determine if it has the authority to re-evaluate and possibly reverse its decision to clear a knee device that was previously cleared despite objections from FDA scientists and managers, according to a…
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Bovie Medical Corp., a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products based in Melville, N.Y., has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its proprietary BOSS bipolar sintered steel coagulation device, which could lead to shorter recovery times…
The House of Representatives on Sunday passed on a vote of 219-212 the same version of the health reform bill the U.S. Senate passed in Dec. 2009, opening the way for full enactment of the bill, according to the Wall…
A recent study by an orthopedic spine surgeon with Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates and Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., found while many patients believe surgeons select surgical implants based on preference, most said they trusted their surgeons would choose…
The National Institutes of Health have awarded The Cleveland Clinic and lead investigator Yu-Shang Lee, MD, $1 million to research treatments for spinal cord injuries, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.
Guy Lee, MD, spine surgeon at Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, was the first in the state to use the experimental VertiFlex's Superion Interspinous Spacer in order to treat leg pain and numbness caused by lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a…
1. The current healthcare bill in its overall objective is very similar to the Massachusetts plan and effort.
The number of licensed registered nurses in the United States grew by 5.3 percent from 2004-2008 to a record 3.06 million, but almost half of RNs are over age 50, according to a release by the Health Resources and Services…
The House of Representatives passed legislation HR 4851, according to a summary by the House Ways & Means Committee.
Spinal Restoration, an Austin-based medical research firm specializing in discogenic low back pain treatment, completed a $20 million round of financing, according to the Austin Business Journal.