Internal medicine was found to be the specialty most often sued for malpractice, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.
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St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis and St. Anthony's Physician Organization announced that Fangxiang Chen, MD, a neurosurgeon, has joined its staff.
The Woodlands, Texas-based Victory Healthcare announced that it will soon open Victory Medical Center Landmark in San Antonio, a surgical hospital, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.
Sunrise, Fla.-based OrthoSensor added two industry veterans to its executive team.
The overall incidence of cardiac complications during lumbar spine surgery was found to be 6.7 complications per 1,000 surgical procedures, according to study published in Spine.
Indiana's Medical Licensing Board is considering an emergency set of rules that aims at further regulating prescriptions of opioid-based drugs, according to a report by The Goshen News.
Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt., plans on opening a new orthopedics office in Waterbury, Vt., according to a Stowe Reporter report.
Bob Reznik, President of Prizm Development, discusses the key elements of true spine centers of excellence.
San Diego-based DJO Global released its second quarter results and posted a net loss of $20.6 million, 3.6 percent more than the nearly $20 million loss reported during the same period last year.
Keith Raskin, MD, performed wrist surgery on New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira to repair a tendon sheath injury, according to a Yahoo Sports report.