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NuVasive to Resume XLIF Procedures in Japan in First Quarter 2017

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – December 29, 2016) – NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, today announced it received approval for instruments used in the eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF®) procedure by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Recent guidance from […]

Medtronic Will Experience Stellar Growth Over The Next Five Years

Randall Radic – December 29, 2016 Summary Medtronic’s share price dropped when the company missed revenue estimates. Recent acquisitions and medical innovations put Medtronic in a strong position. Over the next five years, the company is predicting growth of 7.8% per year. Payouts will increase in 2017. Dividend investors should jump into Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) now. Today’s […]

OrthoArizona – Arizona Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgeons Expands its Practice by Adding a New Surgeon to Its Practice

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2016 The premier hand, wrist and elbow surgery practice in Phoenix, OrthoArizona – Arizona Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgeons, is expanding its practice with the addition of fellowship-trained hand surgeon. Ryan A. Odgers, MD brings with him extensive wrist, microvascular and hand surgery experience. He joins the board-certified team at […]

Medicare to reward docs for ‘high need’ care coordination starting in January

By JUDITH GRAHAM – December 22, 2016 Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work associated with managing care for seriously ill older patients: consulting with other specialists, talking to families and caregivers, interacting with pharmacists and more. That will change on Jan. 1, as a new set of Medicare regulations […]

Trump Said to Discuss Veterans’ Care Overhaul With Hospital CEOs

By Zachary Tracer, Shannon Pettypiece and Jennifer Epstein – December 28, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump met at his Florida resort on Wednesday with leaders of top U.S. nonprofit hospital systems to discuss overhauling health care for veterans, including by allowing them to more readily visit hospitals outside the Veterans Affairs system. The group weighed public-private […]

Mayo Clinic finds surprising results on first-ever test of stem cell therapy to treat arthritis

By Kevin Punsky – December 6, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida have conducted the world’s first prospective, blinded and placebo-controlled clinical study to test the benefit of using bone marrow stem cells, a regenerative medicine therapy, to reduce arthritic pain and disability in knees. The researchers say such testing […]

MiMedx Announces Preliminary Investigation Findings

MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected processes to develop and market advanced products and therapies for the Wound Care, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic, and Dental sectors of healthcare, announced today that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors […]

Titan Spine’s new medical devices could set it apart

Guy Boulton , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – December 25, 2016 The day after his first call to Barbara Boyan, Kevin Gemas was on a plane to meet her in Atlanta. Gemas’ company, Mequon-based Titan Spine, was selling titanium medical devices used in back surgery to shore up injured or deteriorating vertebrae. The devices seemed to […]

FUSE MEDICAL, INC. Announces $720,000 Capital Investment and New Leadership

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Fuse Medical, Inc. (OTC: FZMD) (“Fuse” or the “Company”) announced today that it closed on a capital investment from local healthcare executives Mark W. Brooks and Christopher C. Reeg.  Messrs. Brooks and Reeg bring over 50 years of combined experience in the ancillary healthcare market and have partnered in the formation and […]

Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs

By Jordan Rau – December 21, 2016 The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs in assessing penalties. The punishments come in the third year of Medicare penalties for hospitals with patients most frequently suffering from potentially avoidable complications, […]

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