Increasing membership in health insurance plans with capped payments may spur significant telemedicine growth among healthcare providers, according to an American Telemedicine Association news release.
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David Caraway MD, PhD, pain management specialist and board member for the North American Neuromodulation Society, talks about five concepts that will be discussed at the 2011 North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting in Las Vegas this week.
Spinal Modulation, an international medical device company, has received the CE Mark for its Spinal Modulation Neurostimulator System for the management of chronic intractable pain, according to a news release.
FDA approved Boston Scientific's Infinion 16 Percutaneous Lead for its Precision Plus Spinal Cord Stimulator system, according to a news release.
A team of concussion specialists led by Paul S. Echlin, a physician in Ontario, Canada, recently launched the Sport Concussion Library, which includes information about concussion management and prevention, according to a New York Times report.
Surgeons can safely reduce prevertebral soft tissue swelling and odynophagia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusions by using the retropharyngeal local steroid, according to a new study published in Spine.
DePuy Spine has launched the EXPEDIUM Neuromuscular System to address spinal and pelvic deformity in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis, according to a DePuy news release.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed elbow surgery on former Indians pitcher Hector Rondon, according to a report from ESPN MLB.
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn., recently opened its renovated orthopedic center, according to a report from The Jackson Sun.
Richard Mackessy, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremity problems, especially pitching and overhead athletic injuries. Dr. Mackessy has been in practice for 29 years. He has performed surgeries at Union County Orthopædic Group in Linden,…