Despite Medtronic's reported 3 percent increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2011, the company has decided to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs from its workforce during the next quarter, according to a company news release.
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Medtronic reported third quarter revenue of $3.961 billion, a 3 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.
OrthoCarolina, a Charlotte, N.C.-based orthopedic practice, recently merged with Boone (N.C.) Orthopaedic Associates, according to an OrthoCarolina news release.
Stanton Ward, MD, a spine surgeon, has become a fellowship colleague with the NorthEast Institute for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Laconia, N.H., according to a report from The Citizen of Laconia.
The Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Monroe Township, N.J., recently opened a new location at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Wall, N.J., according to a company news release.
Thomas C. Schuler, MD, Founder and CEO of The Virginia Spine Institute (VSI), and Brian R. Subach, MD, Director of Research for VSI and The Spinal Research Foundation, a national 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, are leading spine patient advocacy…
Scott Rodeo, MD, a surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently authored a study showing platelet-rich plasma with a fibrin matrix has no benefits for rotator cuff tendon repair and may have negative affects on…
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that a rinsing technique with betadine costing a little more than $1 can significantly reduce the infection rate following total knee and hip replacement surgery, according to a Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush news…
Zimmer has received FDA clearance for the TM-S Trabecular Metal cervical interbody fusion device, according to a company news release.
False claim allegations in the healthcare arena are on the rise due to rigorous enforcement, a more generous federal budget and incentives for whistleblowers. “False claims have become a hot button issue,” says David Pivnick, JD, an attorney in the…