Travis Maak, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Utah Jazz's Alec Burks, according to a Yahoo Sports report.
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Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center launched a new orthopedic program, according to a News-Journal report.
Orthopedic surgeon Daniel Hebert, MD, joined Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, Maine, according to a report from The Republican Journal.
Charleston-based SC Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center implemented Phreesia, a healthcare point-of-service provider.
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AO North America named Jack Lewin, MD, keynote speaker at the One AO Meeting.
MicroPort Orthopedics announced that Jimmy Chow, MD, has performed more than 1,000 total hip arthroplasty surgeries using the SuperPath Hip technique.
Today, most physicians would prescribe a placebo to a patient who doesn't need treatment but demands it as compared to 2010, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.
The healthcare industry is in the midst of a major transformation; healthcare reform will exacerbate physician shortages and will create access issues for many patients.
The University of Missouri schools of medicine researchers received a $600,000 to benefit several projects, including one on engineered knee cartilage, according to a KOMU news report.