The National Academy of Medicine elected Frances E. Jensen, MD, to its membership, according to Penn News.
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Misonix, a developer of therapeutic ultrasonic medical devices based in Farmingdale, N.Y., demonstrated its new BoneScalpel MIS Platform at the North American Spine Society meeting in October, training more than 120 spine surgeons.
Several sports programs have adopted the Kerr Collar, a device aimed at reducing force to the head and neck during football collisions, according to Live 5 News.
The Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute in Frederick will offer veterans with orthopedic issues free screenings on Nov. 11, according to The Frederick News-Post.
Medtronic became a founding donor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture when the company's philanthropic arm donated $2 million.
Johnson & Johnson's orthopedics subsidiary DePuy Synthes reported a drop in international and overall sales in the third quarter of 2015.
A new study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examined two-level circumferential lumbar fusions, comparing midline and paraspinal posterior approaches.
Laura Snyder, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurosurgical Associates in Phoenix. A member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, she is also a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
A recent KLAS report found athenahealth, provider of cloud-based services and mobile tools for medical groups and health system, is viewed more favorably than any other vendor in terms of interoperability. The report surveyed more than 240 providers, according to…
Richard Berger, MD, practices at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, where he specializes in hip and knee reconstruction and replacement. He also serves as an assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center.