Here are six things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, July 25, 2013.
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Anthony Frempong-Boadu, MD, is an associate professor of neurosurgery and director of the Division of Spinal Neurosurgery at New York University Langone Medical Center. He is also the director of the neurosurgery spine fellowship program and he maintains a minimally…
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has joined 11 other medical organizations, including the North American Spine Society and the American Gastroenterological Association, to commend the bipartisan efforts being taken by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee to repeal…
The article is written by Adam C. Powell, PhD, President of Payer+Provider Syndicate, a consulting firm which uses teams of economists, health services researchers and physicians to provide precise answers to operational challenges faced by health insurance companies and hospitals.
Clearview Regional Medical Center in Monroe, Ga., has opened the Clearview Bone & Joint Center, according to a Monroe Patch report.
Ardsley, N.Y.-based Acorda Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, announced that it has acquired two neuropathic pain management assets from NeurogesX in San Mateo, Calif., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops non-opioid, pain management therapies.
Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech posted a 9.2 percent increase in gross profit in the second quarter over the same period last year.
Australia's Department of Health and Aging's Therapeutic Goods Administration issued a hazard alert for Stryker Australia's Oasys Midline Occipital Plate, a device used for spine fusion stabilization.
A recent study has linked the mechanics of major league baseball pitchers' throwing motion to the risk of elbow injuries, the results of which were presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting.