Smith & Nephew announced a voluntary market withdrawal of the optional metal liner component of its R3 Acetabular System.
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George Paletta, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and team physician for the St. Louis Cardinals, has been granted permission from the city to expand his orthopedic practice into Chesterfield Valley, according to a Patch report.
Doulas J. Seip, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined Mesa View Regional Hospital and Mesa View Medical Group in Mesquite, Nev., according to a Mesquite Citizen Journal report.
John Heller, MD, is an orthopedic and spine surgeon at The Emory Spine Center in Atlanta and a professor of orthopaedic surgery with Emory Healthcare. He is the orthopedic surgery and spine fellowship director at Emory Healthcare.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles plans to add gastroenterology services to a new outpatient center it has opened in Valencia, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
A new study indicates it may be advisable for people with diabetes mellitus type II to undergo colorectal cancer screening at younger ages than is usually recommended, according to an article on research presented at Digestive Disease Week.
Maine's health information exchange, HealthInfoNEt, is planning to pilot one of the nation's first statewide medical image archives.
A study from the American College of Toxicology identified characteristics of state prescription drug monitoring programs that can be frustrating to clinicians and prevent optimal use of the programs.
Flexion Therapeutics yesterday said that its sustained-release injection significantly reduced osteoarthritis pain in a phase 2 clinical trial.
Here are the top payors as reported by physicians in the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2011, by dollars collected and patient visits.