Neurosurgeons at King's College Hospital in London, England, recently removed a tumor from a patient's brain while she was playing the violin, the Independent reports.
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Biopharmaceutical company MicroCures partnered Feb. 19 with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine to study spinal cord regeneration after trauma.
Melissa Stamates, MD, recently joined Cape Fear Valley Neurosurgery in Fayetteville, N.C., reports Up & Coming Weekly.
Medtronic reported its spine revenue was up 3 percent in the third quarter, but down slightly on an organic basis.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is reportedly the first hospital in the state to purchase an ExcelsiusGPS robotic system for spine surgery, reports NBC affiliate KARK.
Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health installed the Rosa Knee System to assist surgeons with knee replacement procedures, local ABC affiliate KOTA reports.
Since early January, Becker's Spine Review has reported on three lawsuits involving alleged kickback schemes in spine and orthopedics:
The coronavirus outbreak that has been traced back to Wuhan, China, is affecting providers and device companies in spine and orthopedics.
The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque plans to build an orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation center, according to the Rio Rancho Observer.
Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, is a spine surgeon at the Minimally Invasive Spine Center of South Florida in Miami and a former assistant professor in the department of orthopedics at the University of Miami School of Medicine.