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Healthcare Vantage
Risk Management: Alter Mindset, Reduce Errors?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 19, 2019 A perennially hot topic, risk management in healthcare is often viewed differently…
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Extremities
DePuy Synthes announces availability of ‘Expert Tibial Nail PROtect’ to reduce implant related infections
October 31, 2016 DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, today announced the availability of Expert…
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Spine
Nexxt Spine: Taking Action to Reduce Post-Operative Surgical Infection
Oct 18, 2016 – NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –(BUSINESS WIRE) Nexxt Spine, LLC, a privately held medical device company dedicated to increasing procedural…
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Extremities
3D Printing Helps Surgeon Restore Child’s Sporting Ambitions and Reduce Surgery Time from 4 hours to Under 30 minutes
BELFAST (PRWEB UK) 13 SEPTEMBER 2016 When anxious parents approached Mr Michael Eames, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the South Eastern…
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Spine
Vertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2016–Vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have…
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Recon
Anti-osteoporosis therapy may reduce risk of subsequent fragility fracture
By Christian Ingram Anti-osteoporotic therapy can reduce the risk of subsequent fragility-related osteoporosis fractures following an initial fracture by up…
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Neuro
Medtronic touts first implant of deep brain stimulator along with its antinfective technology
By Varun Saxena Medtronic ($MDT) announced the first implants of its deep brain stimulation system in conjunction with its bioabsorbable…
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Recon
Therapy reduces the risk of fragility fractures by 40 percent
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population…
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Recon
Walking while working may ease muscle pain
For many office workers, their job has literally become a pain in the neck. While standing desks are becomingly an increasingly popular option for…
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Sports Medicine
BLOG: Pitch Smart is a comprehensive resource for safe pitching practices
By James R. Andrews, MD We are all looking for a solution to the escalation of youth baseball injuries, which…
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Hospitals
FDA: IDE review times reduced by nearly a year
By Fink Densford The FDA released a report detailing improvements in clearing medical devices, stating it reduced investigational device exemption…
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Spine
Outer glove removal could reduce postoperative spinal surgery infection: 5 things to know
By Megan Wood A study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques concludes that removing outer gloves before handling instrumentation…
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Financial
ECA Medical Instruments Develops Industry First Single-Procedure Ratchet To Reduce Time, Cut Cost Of Orthopaedic Implant Surgeries
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ECA Medical Instruments®, the leading designer and manufacturer of single-procedure torque-limiting and fixed-driver surgical instruments and sterile-packed…
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Financial
PARALYZED VETERANS EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER HOUSE BUDGET CUT PLANS FOR VA
WASHINGTON–(SATPRNEWS.COM)–Paralyzed Veterans of America is expressing its concern over the House Appropriations committee’s approval of an appropriations bill that will significantly…
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