Orthopedic

Tennis player Rafael Nadal had sugery on his hip, he said in a June 3 tweet. 

Somerset, N.J.-based OrthoNJ provides services including general orthopedics, sports medicine, total joint replacement and orthopedic trauma care. 

Edwin Hsu, MD, performed a hip resurfacing procedure on NHL winger Patrick Kane June 1, according to reports by Sportsnet NHL reporter Elliotte Friedman and ESPN.

Charles DeCook, MD, was named chief innovation officer at Ospitek, the company said June 2.

In May, Healthgrades released its inaugural lists of the best hospitals for outpatient hip and knee replacements nationwide. Eight of those hospitals are located in Texas. 

In May, Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics added rheumatology services to several of its locations through the addition of 10 new physicians.

Nearly two years ago, Sean McMillan, DO, chief of orthopedics and director of orthopedic sports medicine at Virtua Medical Center in Burlington, N.J., debuted the BEAR implant, an alternative to traditional ACL surgery that allows the body to heal on…

Johnson & Johnson won dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit, Seeking Alpha reported June 2.

As of April, 198 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records have been reported to the HHS' Office for Civil Rights in 2023, according to The HIPAA Journal.

From record-keeping to patient communications, artificial intelligence in medicine is developing rapidly. While AI can be a useful tool for physicians and patients, it can also have its drawbacks — especially if implemented incorrectly.