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United Kingdom-based University of Cambridge Professor James Fawcett, PhD, is creating a device to control bladder in spinal cord injury patients, according to Medical Xpress.
Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital signed a contract with UnitedHealth Group's Optum to cover the full costs of employees' total hip and knee replacements and some spinal surgery, according to Cincinnati Business Courier.
Titan Spine reported 51 percent sales increase in the Endoskeleton interbody fusion technology.
Thirty-four current and former employees are calling out the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati for its inexcusable underperformance, according to KIVI-TV. Physicians comprise 18 of these whistleblowers.
Robotics enhance the accuracy of spinal surgery, based on a MarketResearchReport.biz report, according to WhaTech.
Alachua, Fla.-based RTI Surgical President and CEO Brian Hutchinson discussed the company's fourth quarter financial results in 2015, according to Seeking Alpha.
The Centers for Disease Control issued recommendations imploring physicians to cease prescribing Oxycodone to patients with long-term pain, according to Wesh.com.
Followed by North America, Europe holds the next largest neurosurgery market share, based on a Persistence report, according to Medgadget.
The FDA approved Chicago-based St. Jude Medical's Axium Neurostimulator System for dorsal root ganglion stimulation, according to StreetInsider.com.