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Medicrea has announced it has received FDA approval of its LigaPASS spinal fixation system, according to a news release.

Medigus has announced it has received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for its SRS endoscopic system, according to a news release.

The healthcare industry added 32,800 jobs last month, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are 10 profiles of notable leaders in the ambulatory surgery center industry.

Drigan Wieder, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Mapleton Hill Orthopedics in Boulder, Colo.

Surgeons at SightTrust Eye Institute, a recently opened freestanding surgery center in Sunrise, Fla., will perform cataract and premium intraocular lens procedures despite the fact that such procedures are not typically recognized or reimbursed by payors if performed in a…

Sandy Berreth, RN, MS, CASC, is the administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., a multispecialty ASC that performs general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, facial plastics, ENT, urology, podiatry and pain management. She has been with the center…

Advanced Sterilization Products, a provider of education and technology for combating healthcare-associated infections, will host an educational symposium, deliver CE credit workshops and present data at the 39th Annual Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference June 4…

Opioid narcotic underutilization and overutilization are common concerns among primary care physicians and pain management physicians alike, and a clear communication system between physicians can ease the risk of inaccurate or inconsistent prescribing, says Yousuf Sayeed, MD, of the Spine…

Iowa Health-Des Moines announced last week that it will shutter its pain clinic near Iowa Lutheran hospital, leaving hundreds of chronic pain patients seeking treatment from new physicians, according to a Des Moines Register report.