Guy Lee, MD, spine surgeon at Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, was the first in the state to use the experimental VertiFlex's Superion Interspinous Spacer in order to treat leg pain and numbness caused by lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a…
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1. The current healthcare bill in its overall objective is very similar to the Massachusetts plan and effort.
The number of licensed registered nurses in the United States grew by 5.3 percent from 2004-2008 to a record 3.06 million, but almost half of RNs are over age 50, according to a release by the Health Resources and Services…
The House of Representatives passed legislation HR 4851, according to a summary by the House Ways & Means Committee.
Spinal Restoration, an Austin-based medical research firm specializing in discogenic low back pain treatment, completed a $20 million round of financing, according to the Austin Business Journal.
Michael J. Greller, MD, and Alan Nasar, MD, two orthopedic surgeons with Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold and Monroe Townships, N.J., performed the very first "custom-fit knee" replacement surgery ever in the Northeast (New Jersey, New York,…
A study into physician cost profiling, commonly used to decide which physicians are included in health plan networks, found that around 25 percent of physicians would be misclassified under systems currently used by plans to encourage patients to receive care…
The FDA issued 28 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in February, according to a report by the FDA.
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that closing wounds with metal staples after hip surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using nylon sutures, according to a release from the British Medical Journal.
Austin, Texas-based ArthroCare Corp., a manufacturer of state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, reported a more than 4 percent increase in revenues for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2009, according to an ArthroCare news release.