PatientPop, a digital health startup, raised $10 million to grow employee ranks, according to MedCity News.
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WellSpan Health offered interested Dallas students a sports medicine session on careers in the health field, according to ydr.com.
Zacks analysts downgraded Orthofix shares from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating, according to MidSouth News & Analysis.
The Journal of Arthroplasty published a study titled, "Stem migration and fretting corrosion of the anti-rotation pin in the K2/Apex hip system," on Oct. 13, 2015.
The American College of Physicians published a new guideline advising physicians to prescribe generic medications when possible, as opposed to their brand name counterparts, according to KMBZ.
Board-certified in orthopedic surgery, Howard Hirsch, MD, joined Pawtucket, R.I.-based Blackstone Orthopedics& Sports Medicine in 1999. He specializes in joint replacement and reconstruction orthopedics as well as sports medicine orthopedic joint reconstruction. Dr. Hirsch is a member of the International…
The American Medical Association changed the language in the Category I CPT codes for vertebroplasty effective January 1, 2015. The update added sacral and cervical to the applicable vertebroplasty code descriptors and included changes to the code numbers and bundled…
Sacral insufficiency fractures are an often under diagnosed condition in the elderly population, typically presenting with severe low back pain resulting in immobility. The diagnosis can be complicated by the fact that radiographic assessment of the sacrum is difficult and…
Treating back pain and other spinal conditions can cost more than $200 billion annually in the United States, with $90 billion in direct costs. There are several factors contributing to the ever-increasing cost of care, including hospital costs, device costs,…
K. Linnea Welton, MD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor led a study about how patients understood spine surgeons' compensation, according to DoctorsLounge.