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The MRI team at Kantonsspital Winterthur in Switzerland has been using Phillips' Compressed SENSE technology to speed up scans of various body parts, according to Imaging Technology News.

Nikhil Verma, MD, diagnosed Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, MLB.com reports.

Former U.S. gymnastics trainer Debra Van Horn was arrested in connection to her work with Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison in January after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them, NPR reports.

William Meyers, MD, will perform season-ending groin surgery on Arizona Diamondback's outfielder Jarrod Dyson, MLB.com reports.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina issued a policy covering interspinous and interlaminar stabilization/distraction to treat lumbar spinal stenosis.

Primary decompression does not compromise clinical outcomes in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion patients, according to a study published in Spine.

John Alley, MD, performed inguinal hernia surgery on Kansas City Chief's rookie receiver Byron Pringle, Chiefs.com reports.

Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is likely out for the rest of the season due to post-concussion symptoms, MLB.com reports.

Rexburg, Idaho-based Madison Memorial Hospital purchased a new CT scan to improve imaging speed and decrease radiation, according to Rexburg Standard Journal.

4WEB Medical reported double-digit growth compared to this time last year in revenue, users, cases and units sold of its Lateral Spine Truss System.