Spine

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 1 refused to hear an appeal by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in a whistleblower lawsuit against the health system and 13 neurosurgeons, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between April 27 and May 1:

Here are seven spine surgeons making headlines this week:

An angel investor on April 30 proposed a $30 million loan to help restructure private medical cannabis company Green Relief.

Neurosurgeon Michael McDermott, MD, on April 30 was appointed chief medical executive of Miami Neuroscience Institute, formerly Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, P&T Community reports.

Three spine surgeons share their insight on new opportunities in the field.

Pascal Jabbour, MD, chief of neurovascular surgery and endovascular neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals said that reports of strokes in younger COVID-19 patients is challenging how physicians understand the virus, The Washington Post reports.

Neurosurgeon Ellen Shaver, MD, was part of a team that launched The COVID Consortium to provide guidance and testing resources to businesses preparing to reopen during the pandemic.

COVID-19 has caused a decrease in revenue for more than 97 percent of medical practices, led many private practices to double down on cost-cutting measures and forced healthcare leaders to develop new ways to protect patients and staff once elective…

Rahul Shah, MD, recently opened a drive-thru testing site in Deptford, N.J., to test first responders for COVID-19, KYW Radio reports.