Jupiter, Fla.-based company BioRestorative Therapies has announced improvements in the latest version of its stem cell disc delivery device, which is used for treating bulging and herniated discs.
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Pediatric Orthopedics of Southwestern Florida has moved its Naples office next door to The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida Naples Pediatric Specialty Clinic.
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold, N.J., has moved its Wall Township office location to Lake Como in an effort to reach a broader patient base.
Blue Belt Technologies, a surgical implant technology company focused on surgical instruments for robotic control in orthopedic procedures, has announced its scientific advisory board.
Southcoast Health System, based in Wareham, Mass., has announced gastroenterologist Kevin Murphy, MD, has joined Southcoast Physicians Group and will serve as the medical director of Southcoast Gastroenterology Services, according to a news release.
Gastroenterologist Shekhar Challa, MD, has written a new book titled "Probiotics for Dummies," according to a Topeka Capital-Journal report.
A study reveals that the pain medication Vioxx suppressed the production of enzymes that play a key role protecting the heart, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Drug developer Zalicus is advancing its neuropathic pain drug candidate, Z160, into multiple Phase 2 clinical trials, according to a Mass High Tech report. Z160 is an oral, N-type calcium channel blocker for neuropathic pain.
Neel Anand, MD, is director of orthopedic surgery at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles.
Nicholas Mataragas, MD, a spine surgeon with the The Spine Center of Downers Grove (Ill.), which is part of the DuPage Medical Group, has joined Medtronic's faculty.