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Orthopedic surgeon Clifford Turen, MD, recently crashed an air plane he was piloting in Dover, Del., according to a Dover Post report.

Rockford (Ill.) Orthopedic Associates recently made a $34,255 donation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank, according to a report form The Rock River Times.

Our nation is aging. By 2020, the number of U.S. citizens 65 or older will increase to over 54 million people — almost 16 percent of the projected US population. By 2030, one in five Americans will be at least…

Cigna Health and Life Insurance sued a group of California surgical practices on Friday, alleging that the practices fraudulently schemed to overbill the payor and the ERISA plans it administers by at least $66 million, according to a Law 360…

Natural Herbalz in San Diego announced the release of Eazol, homeopathic pain relief pills that are FDA registered.

Neura Therapeutik, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that studies conducted on its product, NL-001, an abuse-deterrent and long-acting opioid analgesic, shows that it complies with the recent FDA draft guidance, according to a Herald Online report.

Joan O'Shea, MD, owner of the Spine Institute of Southern New Jersey in Evesham, N.J., will welcome a new associate to her surgery center, R.J. Meagher, MD, according to a Philly Burbs report.

Here are 13 ASCs where surgeons perform spinal fusions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers free dialysis checklists and audit tools.

Patients are rarely informed when medication errors are made in hospitals, according to a study in Critical Care Medicine.