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Sports Medicine
Stem Cell Treatment: Out from the Shadows, Onto the Cutting Edge
He’s 28. He has five 1,000-yard NFL rushing seasons to his name, one 2,000-yarder and a burning desire to prove…
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Spine
Cost of implants is a barrier to spinal deformity surgery in low income countries
Richard Schwend Richard Schwend (Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, USA) told delegates attending this year’s International Meeting for Advanced…
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Extremities
Smith & Nephew scores a HAT-TRICK with its entry into the high-growth hammer toe repair market
LONDON, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Smith & Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announced its entry…
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Uncategorized
Hospitals are looking to cut 15-20% of their costs
July 31, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove says hospital systems around the U.S. are looking for ways to…
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Uncategorized
Ex-sales rep’s counter-claims stand in poaching spat with Stryker
Counter-claims brought by Richard Steitzer, a former sales rep for Stryker (NYSE:SYK), can stand in a poaching spat between Stryker, Steitzer and Biomet,…
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Leaders Who Focus On Numbers Are More Likely To Act Unethically
JOHN PAVLUS, KELLOGG INSIGHT People are often naturally suspicious of leaders who display an overreliance on number crunching: they are considered…
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Hospitals
Medical device makers face new obstacles to European approval
July 30, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani New materials regulations in the European Union mean medical devices have one more layer of red…
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How Will Bundled Payments Impact Innovation?
As new payment and delivery models are evolving, interest in bundled payments is rising. Several Medicare and Medicaid demonstration programs…
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Financial
NuVasive Shares Up 6% As Q2 Results Top Estimates, Boosts 2014 Outlook
Shares of NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA: Quote) surged nearly six in extended trading on Tuesday after the medical devices company reported results for the…
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Hospitals
FDA cuts fiscal 2015 user fees
July 30, 2014 by Brad Perriello The FDA is cutting the fiscal 2015 user fees paid by medical device companies to have…
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Biologics
Medtronic Infuse—Another Bone of Contention
By Jane Mundy Columbus, OH: Another Medtronic Infuse bone graft lawsuit has been filed against the company, again for providing misleading information about its…
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Massachusetts mulls tax credit to offset medical device tax
July 30, 2014 by Brad Perriello Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick establishes a commission to study a possible tax credit to offset the…
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Robotics
Healthcare Robot Systems Market Worth $3,764 Million by 2018
PRWEB.COM Newswire(PRWEB) July 28, 2014 The “Medical Robots Market by Type (Surgical Robot, Rehabilitation Robotics, Telemedicine, Assistive Robots, Orthotics, Prosthetics,…
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Hospitals
Final rule prohibits “split predicates” under 510(k) process
July 29, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Medical device regulators clamp down on the 510(k) review pathway, prohibited manufacturers from splitting their primary…
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Hospitals
US Legislators Again Propose Broader Medicare Coverage for Telehealth
For the second time in two years, members of the US House of Representatives have drafted legislation to expand reimbursement of mobile…
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