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With more than 250,000 minimally invasive lumbar spine surgeries performed in the U.S. each year, the minimally invasive spine technologies market is predicted to see continuous growth through 2026.

Google-owned AI company DeepMind can now diagnose optical diseases by analyzing retinal scans with its algorithms, Sky News reports.

Michigan Judge Janice Cunningham sentenced former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar to another 40 to 125 years in prison, NBC News reports. Barring appeals, this marks the end of the criminal cases against Mr. Nassar.

Dextera Surgical will sell nearly all of its assets to Aesculap.

The aging baby boomer population will be a key driver of the U.S. minimally invasive spinal implant market through 2023, according to a ResearchAndMarkets analysis.

The FDA warned women who received mammograms from a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based medical imaging center that their results may be invalid, WSVN in Miami reports.

At their monthly meeting on Jan. 30, the Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital board of directors approved the purchase of the Mazor X Robotic Guidance System by a unanimous vote, The Daily Times reports.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based SeaSpine Holdings Corp. expanded the Ventura NanoMetalene posterior interbody device to accommodate a wider range of posterior procedures and patient anatomies.

The Tampa Bay Rays fired longtime physician Michael Reilly, MD, after the team was made aware of a video alleging the physician sexually abused a former employee of his practice, ESPN reports.

A federal judge ordered Lewes, Del.-based Orthopaedic and Neuro Imaging to pay $16.2 million for Medicare fraud, according to The Sacramento Bee.