Most of healthcare is moving toward consolidation. Travis Doering, MD, is betting the future may move in the opposite direction.  After years practicing in a large orthopedic group, the Austin, ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 4 rejected Globus Medical’s last-remaining patent claim against Life Spine. In 2021 Life Spine was sued over allegations the ProLift line ...

The first patient has been implanted in a Defense Department-funded clinical trial evaluating Neuronoff’s Injectrode device for the treatment of neurogenic bladder in people with spinal cord injury.

ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington, N.C., has added the Misha Knee System for knee osteoarthritis.  The system ...

Andrew Wade, CEO of Myrtle Beach-based OrthoSC, is stepping down from the role after eight years, he said in a June 1 LinkedIn post. Mr. Wade oversaw 106 physicians and staff, 420 employees and two ...

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, selected Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, as director of the Fogarty International Center and NIH associate director for international research. Dr.

On the heels of strong sales in fiscal year 2026, Medtronic is placing high expectations on its new robotic system, leaders said in a June 3 earnings call. Rollout of Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS robot is ...

Independent orthopedic practice may be a “dying breed,” but there are windows of opportunity for those willing to adapt, Kurtis Biggs, DO, said. From surgery center ownership to concierge programs to ...

A Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center neurosurgeon has become the first in the world to use a new extended reality headset during a spine surgery procedure. John O’Toole, MD, used the headset ...

For decades, spinal fusion has been one of the most common surgical solutions for degenerative disc disease. The procedure remains effective for many patients, but spine surgeons are increasingly ...

Germantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic is partnering with Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health to launch the Appalachian Highlands Orthopedic Network, the health system said June 3. The ...

Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s is developing an AI tool designed to predict potentially dangerous changes in spinal cord signals before surgery.  The model is being trained using thousands of ...