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COVID-19
Doctors, hospitals, nurses seek $1 billion to combat COVID-19
March 17, 2020 / Kevin B. O’Reilly, News Editor, AMA What’s the news: Congress must ensure that its next COVID-19 economic…
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COVID-19
Coronavirus questions answered: How should people with asthma deal with the virus?
By Joshua Nelson | Fox News In an interview on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning, family and emergency medicine physician Dr. Nicole…
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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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Spine
Minimally invasive surgery “markedly reduces” postoperative infection risk
26th January 2017 Minimally invasive surgery is generally considered to reduce blood loss and preserve surrounding tissue, among other benefits. There…
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Spine
Complication risk of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery may be higher than previously reported
Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment and potentially cost-saving for sacroiliac joint…
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Biologics
Fractures That Fail to Heal May Be Predictable Based on Patient Risk Factors
September 08, 2016 DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Recent research has shed light on the predictability of fractures that fail to heal, known…
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Spine
New device expected to cut down infection risk during surgery
By Heather Pollauf It’s called the No-Touch Pre-Sterilized Pedicle Screw System. It was developed by Spinal Balance, a company made…
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Hospitals
More Medtech Executives Risk Going to Prison
Posted in Regulatory and Compliance by Chris Newmarker on May 23, 2016 Nancy Crotti The criminal trial of two former…
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Biologics
‘Bone Foam’ That Gets Injected Into Bone Could Help Treat Osteoporosis And Other Bone Diseases
By Steve Smith Our bones are constantly regrowing. They attain peak mass some time in our 20s before slowly getting…
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Extremities
Low levels of vitamin D may increase risk of stress fractures in active individuals
Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 14, 2015 – Vitamin D plays a crucial role in ensuring appropriate bone density. Active individuals who…
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Extremities
Several independent, combined factors associated with longer length of stay following TKA
By Casey Tingle An elevated risk for longer hospital length of stay was found among patients with combined lower socioeconomic…
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Recon
EOS imaging Announces First Results from Clinical Study on Elderly Patients’ Fall Risk Prevention
EOS imaging (Paris:EOSI) (Euronext, FR0011191766 – EOSI), the pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, announced today the first clinical results…
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Recon
Obese patients at increased risk of medical, surgical complications after TJA
Compared with normal weight and overweight patients, patients with a BMI greater than 40 have an increased risk of medical…
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Recon
Obese patients at elevated risk to have complications after orthopedic trauma
By Casey Tingle This study of patients admitted to a level 1 trauma center for orthopedic injuries showed patients who…
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Spine
Study quantifies risk of cardiac arrest in children during spine surgeries
Although the vast majority of pediatric spine surgeries are safe, a handful of neuromuscular conditions seem to fuel the risk…
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