A telemedicine consult with no further action costs an average of $120, AHA added, and the average cost for all cases, including patients who require a non-emergent follow-up appointment with a ...

Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Rothman Orthopaedics, told Becker's why Rothman, which has long stayed independent, decided to offload its New York City and Westchester, N.Y.-based facilities.

Obesity medicine could alter the field of orthopedics in 2025, as GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy can help patients lose weight, making them candidates for procedures they previously could not receive, ...

Rajesh Arakal, MD, of Plano-based Texas Back Institute, has become an expert with spinal navigation technology and said he sees artificial intelligence as a pot ...

Its list of facilities included two sites that focus exclusively on orthopedic surgery, including Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center and Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Surgery ...

Edward Klein, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Dartmouth, Mass.-based Hawthorn Medical, died Jan. 2, the hospital said in a Facebook post.

Ronceverte, W.Va.-based CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, part of Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health, has added a new orthopedic robot. The medical center installed the robot during the last ...

George Ozoude, MD, founder of Movement Orthopaedic Institute in Houston, has a unique practice model where the challenges now could lead to tailwinds down the r ...

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center appoints Dr. Erik Freeland as chief of orthopedics, overseeing the development of services.

Here are eight notes on unnecessary spine procedures: 1. Florida ranks highest in the country for low-value and unnecessary back and spine surgeries performed on older adults. 2. The five hospitals ...

Novartis is in the trial phase for a new experimental medicine that has shown promise in improving motor function in children with a form of spinal muscular atrophy, according to a Dec. 30 report from ...

Orthobiologics piqued the interest of spine surgeons and Becker's readers in 2024. Here are four key conversations.