Spinal implant-maker Medicrea is soliciting U.S.-based strategic partners, which could lead to an acquisition or partnership.
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The use of robotics in general surgery procedures jumped from 1.8 percent in 2012 to 15.1 percent in 2018 — and the increase was even higher for certain procedures, according to a new study published in JAMA.
Lighthouse Surgery Center will open across the street from Hartford, Conn.-based St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in February, the Hartford Courant reports.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham on Jan. 13 opened a proton therapy facility providing treatment for spine and brain tumors.
Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Medical Center on Jan. 13 revealed plans to build an orthopedic hospital and comprehensive cancer center, The Pueblo Chieftain reports.
Neurosurgeon John Cowan, MD, on Jan. 13 entered the race for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Rome News-Tribune reports.
Jaehon Kim, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopedics.
Owoicho Adogwa, MD, is a neurosurgeon and assistant professor in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
RTI Surgical on Jan. 13 signed a definitive agreement to sell its OEM business to Montagu Private Equity in a $490 million deal.
Ayman Daouk, MD, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Orlando (Fla.) Health, claiming he was fired for refusing to comply with the system's standards, which allegedly required him to only operate and make referrals within its network, the Orlando Sentinel reports.