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FDA Researchers Build Partnerships to Advance Innovations
By: David G. White, Ph.D. Last week, FDA scientists and researchers presented more than 160 abstracts at the 4th Annual Food…
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Stem cell breakthrough for ‘Cinderella cells’
The specialized cells that go on to form the spinal cord, muscle and bone tissue in a growing embryo have been…
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Amedica Corporation Appoints New Board Leadership
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on silicon nitride…
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Sports Medicine
Arthrex Inc. and Parcus Medical, LLC Settle Trade Secret and Patent Infringement Litigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Schmieding, VP Legal Counsel 239-643-5553 John.Schmieding@Arthrex.com Arthrex Inc. and Parcus Medical, LLC Settle Trade Secret and Patent Infringement Litigation NAPLES,…
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Financial
Insider Selling: Stryker Director Sells 14,000 Shares of Stock (SYK)
Posted by Jim Brewer Stryker (NYSE:SYK) Director Ronda E. Stryker unloaded 14,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The…
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Do experienced surgeons have better outcomes with scoliosis surgery? 5 findings
Written by Laura Dyrda | An article recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examined whether surgeon experience had an impact on outcomes…
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Patients with mild osteoarthritis may not benefit from knee surgery
A new study indicates that there is no apparent benefit to arthroscopic knee surgery for age-related tears of the meniscus…
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ArthroCare ex-CEO faces 30-year sentence for fraud
August 25, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Federal prosecutors want a 30-year sentence for former ArthroCare CEO Michael Baker and 20 years for…
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Former FDA head says biotech business model ‘is basically falling apart’
Don Seiffert BioFlash Editor-Boston Business Journal A former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who will help lead a…
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Schatzker Type IV Medial Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Computed Tomography–based Morphological Subclassification
Shi-Min Chang, MD, PhD; Qing Li, MD; Zhen Guo, MD Abstract Schatzker type IV medial tibial plateau fractures have an…
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Q&A with Maurice Ferré: What’s next after MAKO?
Serial entrepreneur Maurice Ferré, who co-founded MAKO Surgical, contemplates his next endeavor now that it has been bought by Stryker…
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15 things to know about the Medical Device Tax
Written by Akanksha Jayanthi (Twitter | Google+) | August 21, 2014 Initial revenue reports about the Medical Device Tax indicate the tax fell short of…
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Recon
Tranexamic acid decreases blood loss in patients undergoing TKA
Sarazeem MM. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.031. Patients who received tranexamic acid when undergoing total knee arthroplasty experienced a decrease in blood…
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Peking University Implants First 3D Printed Vertebra
Doctors at Peking University have successfully implanted the first 3D printed vertebrae in a young patient. The patient, a 12 year old boy,…
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PATIENTS OPT FOR OUTPATIENT JOINT REPLACEMENT
Biloine W. Young Since December 2013, more than 50% of the 400 hip and knee replacements Craig McAllister, M.D. has…
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