Stryker Corp.'s orthopedics division has announced the manufacturing of its one-millionth Exeter hip stem, an implant developed in collaboration with an orthopedic surgeon and engineer to address the problem of aseptic loosening 40 years ago, according to a Stryker news…
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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions recently held a hearing on regulating insurance premium increases, and the committee's chairman, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), voiced support for such regulation, according to a report by AHA News Now.
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies, which represents 32 medical professional societies, has released its Code for Interactions With Companies, which provides detailed guidance to medical specialty societies on appropriate interactions with for-profit healthcare companies, according to a CMSS news…
The AMA has launched an online resource to help physicians claim part of the $350 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, according to a release from the AMA.
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The number of new medical malpractice suits in Pennsylvania fell to 1,533 in 2009 from 1,602 new cases in 2008, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Douglas Carlan, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgery of the hand and upper extremity at Eaton Orthopedics and Carillon Surgery Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
St. John's Health System, based in Springfield, Mo., has filed a letter of intent with the state to develop an orthopedic hospital in Springfield. Filing the letter of intent is the first step to obtaining a certificate of need for…