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The Food and Drug Administration granted 21 spine-related devices 510(k) clearance in November, according to an FDA report.
Here are 10 spine surgeons associated with professional basketball teams and players.
Omega Laboratories is the first and only laboratory to receive 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Extended Opiates Test that can detect the use of oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine and heroin through human hair analysis, according to a news…
The number of drug poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics more than tripled from 1999-2008 and opioid analgesic were involved in more than 40 percent of all drug poisoning deaths in 2008, according to a CDC report.
Here are the top five states with the highest and lowest numbers of active physicians as of November, according to the latest data from Kaiser State Health Facts.
Georgia Health System’s Brunswick Hospital began construction on $10.9 million spine and orthopedic center that will include 31 patient rooms.
A new fact sheet (pdf) by CMS is designed to ease the shift to HIPAA Version 5010, according to a HIMSS news release.
Here are the most recent financial reports for 20 orthopedic and spine device companies. Much of the success was driven by international markets, but a few companies reported sales growth in the U.S. spine and orthopedics markets.
The University of Minnesota recently reported that David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon, failed to properly disclose financial ties to Medtronic, according to a report in the Star Tribune.