Ignacio Ponseti, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa who developed a nonsurgical means of treating clubfoot in babies, has died at age 95, according to an obituary in the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
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An Austin, Texas-based orthopedic surgeon has agreed that he and his staff will not deny or withhold treatment for patients because they are HIV-positive as part of a settlement reached with HHS' Office for Civil Rights, according to an HHS…
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Tony West announced new tips and information available online to help seniors and Medicare beneficiaries deter, detect and defend against Medical identity theft, according to an HHS…
A new survey of a limited sampling of physicians by KantarHealth Research finds that 57 percent believe health reform would have a negative impact on their businesses, while about a quarter think the impact would be positive, according to a…
Wright Medical Group has launched its Dynasty Biofoam Acetabular Cup System, according to a release from Wright Medical.
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Allegan (Mich.) General Hospital has opened a new orthopedic unit with a "Joint Academy" program that helps speed up recovery from hip and knee replacements, according to a release from Allegan General Hospital.
Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, Texas, is the only hospital in the state of Texas to receive the combination of being ranked in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for patient experience and in the top 5…
A recent report by Irving Levin Associates found that a total of 233 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the healthcare industry during the third quarter of 2009, and the dollars spent on these deals surged 38 percent since the…
Summit Orthopedics in Woodbury, Minn., recently opened a new 29,000 square-foot facility and hosted an open house to allow patients and community members to view the practice's newest location, according to a report by the Woodbury Bulletin.
The North American Spine Society has released comments in response to two studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the effectiveness of vertebroplasty, according to an NASS news release.