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Spine
Spine Specialist Global Non-Surgical Back Pain Treatment Makes Historic Start in Canada
WELLESLEY, ON–(Marketwired – January 11, 2017) – Demand for spine health medical attention, especially on back pain, is exploding, and…
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Hospitals
FDA Approves MACI for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee in Adults
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leading developer of expanded autologous cell therapies for…
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Sports Medicine
International Cartilage Repair Society Launches First Global Patient Registry to Expand Knowledge Base Worldwide
ZURICH, December 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) has launched the first global, web-based patient registry, offering a…
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Biologics
Asterias Biotherapeutics Announces Treatment of First Spinal Cord Injury Patient with Maximum Dose of AST-OPC1 in SCiStar Clinical Trial
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AST), a biotechnology company pioneering the field of regenerative medicine,…
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Hospitals
CollPlant Receives CE Mark for Vergenix™STR for Treatment of Tendinopathy
NESS ZIONA, Israel, October 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — CollPlant (TASE: CLPT), a regenerative medicine company utilizing its proprietary plant-based rhCollagen (recombinant human collagen) technology…
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Extremities
Nanoparticle injections may be future of osteoarthritis treatment
By Jim Dryden Osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition that affects at least 27 million people in the United States, and…
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Neuro
Trial offers hope of a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy
September 20, 2016 – University of Oxford SMA occurs when people lack a gene called survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1). It…
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Hospitals
Stem-Cell Treatments Become More Available, and Face More Scrutiny
By MELINDA BECK – August 29, 2016 In two days of hearings next month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will…
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Spine
Intralink-Spine Continues To See Positive Clinical Results For The Treatment Of Low Back Pain
August 30, 2016 LEXINGTON, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the continuation of extremely positive clinical results at the 1-month juncture, Intralink-Spine, Inc. (ILS)…
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Spine
Lumbar Herniated Discs: Diagnostic and Treatment Decision-Making
Written by Christopher Chalk, DC, MPH The authors present a vignette of an adult male presenting with sudden onset of…
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Biologics
Bioventus Launches GELSYN-3™ for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– August 9, 2016 Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, today announced it has launched GELSYN-3™, a…
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Extremities
Henrico orthopedic surgeon offers innovative treatment for ACL injuries
By KATIE DEMERIA Richmond Times-Dispatch A locally based orthopedic surgeon has started offering a knee surgery technique that could…
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Extremities
Clinical Study in UK to Evaluate ReGenerCell for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment
NORTHRIDGE, CA and PERTH, AUSTRALIA and CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 05/30/16 — Avita Medical Ltd. (ASX: AVH) (OTCQX:…
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Hospitals
Doctors Urge CMS, Joint Commission to Rethink Pain Treatment to Help Stem Opioid Epidemic
April 15, 2016 – Marty Stempniak Have patient satisfaction surveys and accreditation standards inadvertently contributed tothe ongoing opioid epidemic that’s killing…
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Spine
Non-Fusion Alternative a Promising Treatment for Adolescent Scoliosis
By: Maria Fontanazza Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), a condition that causes the spine to curve sideways, is stressful and…
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