Ameritox, a Baltimore-based pain medication monitoring solutions company, recently announced its support of the congressional hearing on "Costs of Prescription Drug Abuse in the Medicare Part D Program," according to an Ameritox news release.
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Bacterin has released results from the two-year study for OsteoSponge, an osteoinductive and osteoconductive bone scaffold to promote spinal fusion, according to a Bacterin news release.
Spineology, a St. Paul, Minn.-based spine device company, plans to unveil its new Threshold pedicular fixation system next week, according to a Spineology news release.
Col. Kevin T. Galloway, the chief of staff for pain management in the Army, said the Army is creating a standard for pain management that includes drugs, acupuncture and other therapies, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
Researchers at Bend Research announced the developed nanoparticles that can deliver pain medication to the inside of the knee and keep it there longer, according to an International Business Times report.
Eminent Spine, a Georgetown, Texas-based medical device company, has recently completed and released the results of a study of its King Cobra Anterior Cervical Plate in which none of the 25 patients experience complications.
Jim Haemmerle, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Mayo Clinic Health System in Rochester, Minn., will be honored early next year for donating one of his kidneys to a man who he never met, according to a Mayo Clinic news release.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush spine surgeon Gunner Andersson, MD, was recently honored by the Swedish American Museum for his support of the organization and contributions to the field of spine care, according to an MOR news release.
Nikhil Verma, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, was recently elected as a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, according to an MOR news release.
Joshua Ellwitz, MD, a spine surgeon, recently joined Bronson Healthcare Group's Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, according to a Kalamazoo Gazette report.