A woman who had a spinal cord stimulator implanted in 2020 is suing devicemaker Boston Scientific and the FDA over complications she experienced with the device. Dena Lawler received the Spectra WaveWriter spinal cord stimulator to manage chronic lumbar postlaminectomy…
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New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has received President’s Choice Awards from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, recognizing two of its pain control approach studies. The first study sought to determine the prevalence of cannabidiol…
Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, will be the new chief medical officer at Hospital for Special Surgery Florida, and David Backstein, MD, will be medical director of the upcoming HSS at NCH Health System. Dr. Qureshi, who is also co-chief of HSS…
Eric Berkson, MD, performed knee surgery on Triston Casas, a first baseman for the Boston Red Sox, according to a May 4 report from espn.com. The surgery was to repair a ruptured tendon in Mr. Casas’s left knee. Mr. Casas…
Advocate Aurora Research Institute, an affiliate of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health, is joining Aclarion’s CLARITY clinical trial. Aclarion is leveraging biomarkers and AI technology to identify the location of chronic low-back pain, according to a May 5 news release. …
A Dallas-based real estate firm has broken ground on a medical office building that will be anchored by several tenants, including the Orthopedic Institute of North Texas, in Frisco, Texas, according to a May 5 report from REBusiness Online. The…
UT Health San Antonio has formed a new partnership with the San Antonio Missions baseball club. This is the latest sports medicine partnership for UT Health San Antonio, which also serves as provider for the UTSA Roadrunners, a collegiate athletic…
Orthopedic surgeon Brett Miller, MD, and physical therapist John DeLucchi, DPT, have partnered to launch the first science-based fitness platform specifically for surgeons and physical therapists. The COACH! app has been endorsed by HURT!, a 24/7 digital app for orthopedic…
Stryker plans to absorb the impact of tariffs, an estimated $200 million cost, Vice President and CFO Preston Wells said in a May 1 quarterly earnings call. Four earnings call notes: 1. Tariff impact is expected to be $200 million…
Zimmer Biomet’s revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was mostly flat with a 1.1% increase year-over-year, according to financial results posted May 5. Five things to know: 1. Quarterly sales reached $1.9 billion, and Zimmer Biomet’s net earnings were…