Prescription weight loss medications, including Ozempic, stand to impact every facet of healthcare, including orthopedics.
Orthopedic
The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital added two orthopedic surgeons — Dylan Matthews, DO, and Selvon St. Clair, MD, PhD, The Beacon reported March 12.
On March 7, Vancouver, Wash.-based Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery filed a notice of a data breach with the attorney general of Montana, according to a March 12 report from law firm Console & Associates published on JDSupra.
Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health had its advanced total hip and knee replacement certification renewed by The Joint Commission.
Female orthopedic surgeons at Northern Light Orthopedics in Bangor, Maine, are encouraging women to join the field, CBS affiliate WABI reported March 11.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons awarded a total of $100,000 to two groups to fund evidence-based musculoskeletal healthcare research.
Jeffrey Dugas, MD, is set to perform a shoulder operation on Lucas Giolito, a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, in Birmingham, Ala.
The orthopedic industry is ripe for change.
A mistrial was declared during opening arguments for an orthopedic surgeon's lawsuit against Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Penn State, CBS News reported March 11.
West Palm Beach-based Hospital for Special Surgery Florida received a $2 million contribution from HSS Trustee, Marina Kellen French, and her daughter Annabelle Garrett of Wellington, according to a news release shared with South Florida Hospital News.