The University of West Florida in Pensacola received a $600,000 donation that it will use to add a sports medicine center, the school said Jan. 18.
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Nonprofit patient safety organization Surgical Review Corporation designated Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System as a Center of Excellence in robotic surgery, Bossier Press-Tribune said Jan. 19.
San Francisco-based digital health company Carrum Health has incorporated metrics on patient outcomes and procedure appropriateness into its provider recommendation platform.
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center earned The Joint Commission's gold seal certification for total hip and knee replacement, The Berkshire Eagle said Jan. 18.
Medical device company Nevro received FDA approval to use its Senza spinal cord stimulation system to treat nonsurgical refractory back pain, the company said Jan. 19.
Saad Chaudhary, MD, a minimally invasive spine surgeon at New York City-based Mount Sinai, pointed to robotics and artificial intelligence as key players as spine technology evolves.
Summit Surgery Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., debuted the bridge-enhanced ACL restoration, Santa Barbara News-Press reported Jan. 19.
Smith+Nephew acquired Engage Surgical, which has the only cementless partial knee system commercially available in the U.S.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was scheduled to have shoulder surgery Jan. 19, according to a tweet from an ESPN reporter.
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