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Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Helen DeVos Children's Hospital provided a $2.1 million gene therapy drug for spinal muscular atrophy to a one-year-old girl in November, reports Fox 47 News.
Aspen Surgical Products recently acquired orthopedic product provider Beaty Marketing & Sales, reports PE Hub.
Neurosurgeon Kamal Woods, MD, was recently appointed chair of the 2020 Dayton Heart Ball, reports Troy Daily News.
Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) opened a new neurosurgery center at the hospital in October, reports the Times Record.
Karl Helmold, MD, is the newest provider at Lehigh Valley Physician Group Orthopedics-Schuylkill Manor Road in Pottsville, Pa., according to Skook News.
Neal S. ElAttrache, MD, performed surgery on the injured right shoulder of WBC Lightweight World Champion Devin "The Dream" Haney, 15Rounds.com reports.
UC Los Angeles and Theseus AI partnered to commercialize an artificial intelligence tool that can help determine if patients are good candidates for spine surgery, MedCityNews reports.
WVU Medicine Camden Clark and PARS Brain and Spine Institute partnered to acquire Globus Medical's Excelsius Robot, a minimally invasive spine operating robot, the Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports.