The Senate passed legislation Dec. 16 requiring newborn infants to have spinal muscular atrophy screenings in New Jersey, according to Insider NJ.
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Arlington, Texas-based AOA Orthopedic Specialists will open its new Southlake, Texas, clinic Dec. 20, Community Impact reports.
Here are 19 health systems expanding spine and neurosurgery services in 2019:
A jury awarded a North Carolina man $816,988 after he suffered permanent spinal cord damage due to a postoperative complication, reports the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.
Here are eight Department of Justice investigations into fraud in orthopedics this year:
Anthony Leone, MD, a Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based spine surgeon, was sentenced for two opioid abuse-related crimes Dec. 16, Buffalo Business First reports.
An October study in The Spine Journal compared the in vivo characteristics of RTI Surgical's 3D-printed PEKK Tetrafuse 3D Technology with PEEK and titanium-coated PEEK.
Here are 11 private equity transactions involving orthopedic practices and device companies this year:
Carrum Health is expanding its partnership with Johns Hopkins Healthcare to include spine surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Spine surgeon Aria Sabit, MD, had his 19-year prison sentence upheld in a federal appeals court Dec. 16 after he was found guilty of accepting illegal kickbacks in 2017, reports The Baltimore Sun.