Munir Uwaydah, MD, a California orthopedic surgeon, was arrested in Germany after being charged in a huge health fraud scheme including unnecessary surgery, according to an ABC News report.
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Minimally invasive spine surgery is carving out its place in the industry and spreading from simple procedures to techniques for more complex disorders and diseases. The benefits could include quicker recovery times, less collateral damage and lower overall costs. It…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has settled federal healthcare fraud charges brought on by a whistleblower lawsuit filed by orthopedic surgeon Michael Reilly, MD, according to a Miami Herald report.
Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is opening two Premier Orthopedics offices, one in Dayton and another in Middleton, Ohio, according to a Dayton Business Journal report.
Alignmed's SpinalQ has seen success in patients with a number of spinal conditions.
Globus Medical appointed James R. Tobin to its board of directors.
Integra LifeSciences filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HyperBranch Medical Technology in the U.S. District Court, according to Virtual-Strategy Magazine.
United States medical school faculties include half as many women as men, based on a Harvard Medical School study by Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, according to Medscape.
Various hospital and physician societies have requested that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services postpone the implementation of a new payment model for joint replacements in Medicare patients, according to Medpage Today.
Gerald Klein, MD, a pain clinic physician, was acquitted of a first-degree murder charge. The Florida physician was charged with a single minor drug count for prescribing an anti-anxiety drug to a patient, according to Sun Sentinel.