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The Senate Democratic Leadership has released its health reform bill for floor debate and eventually a vote by the full Senate, following passage earlier this month of a companion House bill, according to news reports.

Wright Medical Group has begun limited release of its Valor Ankle Fusion Nail for fusion of the ankle joint due to arthritis, skeletal deformity or diabetes, according to a release from Wright Medical.

Spineology has received FDA marketing approval for its Capture Facet Screw System for minimally invasive surgery, according to a release from Spineology.

As part of the Obama Administration's goal of reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have revised and improved their calculations of Medicare fee-for-service error…

Akasia Lee of New Orleans was sentenced in federal court to five years in prison and to pay nearly $5 million in restitution for her role in the conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a release from the U.S.…

Mercy Gilbert (Ariz.) Medical Center has recruited a specialist in brain and spinal surgery, allowing the 92-bed hospital to offer those services for the first time, according to a release from Mercy Gilbert.

Retiring Stryker chairman John W. Brown said the company is not likely to achieve the 20 percent annual earnings growth it used to see, at least not in the near future, according to a report by West Michigan Business.

Oklahoma's new malpractice reforms for physicians went into effect on Nov. 1, according to a release from the Oklahoma Hospital Association.

Medtronic has launched its TSRH 3Dx Spinal System, offering two screws designed to address multiple pathologies, according to release from Medtronic.

Doctors Research Group has received 510(k) approval from the FDA to market its Kryptonite Bone Cement for cranioplasty applications, according to a release from Doctors Research Group.