Spine

The spinal muscular atrophy treatment market is expected grow between 2015 and 2021, based on a Persistence Market Research report, according to medGadget.

President-elect Donald Trump called on Ben Carson, MD, to join his cabinet, despite the retired neurosurgeon's initial hesitation, according to Los Angeles Times. 

A new study published in Spine examines multilevel posterior cervical decompression and fusion, posing the question of whether it's necessary to extend the multilevel procedures to the upper thoracic spine.

At least three physician groups in Minnesota, including Midwest Spine & Brain Institute, have received a letter from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota notifying them they'd been dropped from the Blue Cross network. The letter was unsigned and…

Robert Watkins, MD, a Marina del Rey, Calif.-based spine surgeon, performed spine surgeon on New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, according to a Providence Journal report.

Here are four spine and neurosurgeons in the headlines for the week ending on Dec. 2, 2016.

Each year, spine specialists contribute patient education content to www.Spine-health.com, which is read by more than 200 million of patients struggling with neck and back conditions. This sizable audience is proof of the positive impact that physicians can have when…

Eleven spine surgeons weigh in on experimental therapies and how they handle discussions with patients who want to try some of these therapies.

Jim Doty, MD, a Stanford (Calif.) Medicine neurosurgeon, urges people to demonstrate kindness and compassion in their lives, according to Stanford Medicine.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines whether the surgical effectiveness measures for lumbar spine surgery patients can predict two-year outcomes.