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Five spine surgeons discuss how the economic downturn has impacted their practices over the past few years.

The FDA has issued a Drug Safety Communication concerning three children who died and one child who contracted a life-threatening case of respiratory depression after taking the pain reliever codeine following a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy.

Ross Guilford recently accepted the position of vice president-sales at People's Capital & Leasing Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of People's United Bank, based in Bridgeport, Conn.

For nearly seven years, Jeff Leland has been at the helm of Blue Chip Surgical Partners, an ASC management and development company based in Cincinnati that focuses on spine, multi-specialty and physician/hospital joint-venture ASCs. The company recently announced the formation…

Covidien has voluntary issues a global recall of its Shiley reusable cannula, cuffed size 8 adult tracheostomy tubes.

As the flu season approaches, the non-profit group Safe in Common is urging healthcare providers that will administer the flu vaccine to use syringes with safety features that can protect providers from needlestick injuries.

Job Opening: Surgical Care Affiliates is seeking a Business Office Manager for Murrieta, CA.

Lori Pilla, vice president of Amerinet Clinical Advantage and Supply Chain Optimization, discusses potential cost savings in supply chain management and where the relationship between providers and device companies is headed in the future.

President and CEO of Rockford (Ill.) Anesthesia Associated, W. Stephen Minore, MD, received the Diamond Award from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, according to a Rockford Star report.

Garret Morris, MD, joined the University of Rochester Medical Center, according to a Brighton Pittsford Post report.