UnitedHealthcare recently announced it’s cutting prior authorization requirements by 30%, including for some outpatient surgeries, by the end of 2026. Four surgeons connected with Becker’s to share ...

Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD, a longtime orthopedic leader at Rush, died at age 84. Dr. Andersson served as chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery from 1994 to 2008 and retired in 2014 as ...

Bioretec received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its ActivaScrew Cannulated COM bioabsorbable compression screw. The clearance enables commercialization of the product in the U.S., according to a ...

Ishan Patel, MD, a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Adult Reconstructive Fellowship, was declared missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal. Dr. Patel traveled to Nepal with his ...

Becoming a team physician is one of the most competitive and least advertised career paths in orthopedic surgery. Professional and major college teams typically build their medical staffs through ...

Florida has 2,117 orthopedic surgeons across 67 counties, but 19 counties lack a practicing orthopedic surgeon, according to a Sept. 4 study published in Cureus. Nonmetropolitan counties are home to ...

Further payment cuts are the factor most likely to make spine surgeons reconsider Medicare participation, according to a recent Becker’s LinkedIn poll. Among 112 respondents, 53% selected further ...

Shoulder Innovations has settled its patent lawsuit against Catalyst OrthoScience, the companies announced in separate news releases. Shoulder Innovations filed the suit in February 2024 in the U.S.

Cancer treatment is giving some patients with metastatic disease something they once rarely had: time. That is changing the calculus of spine surgery. Not long ago, a prognosis measured in months ...

Zimmer Biomet promoted Gary Campbell to president, Americas; Brian Hatcher to president, Recon, S.E.T., CMFT, Neuro and Biosurgery; and Bradley Kessler to president, Americas — Robotics, Technology ...

Bone Biologics has doubled the number of Australian hospital sites participating in its first-in-human pilot clinical trial of NB1, its bone graft product for spinal fusion. Six hospital sites are now ...

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health is studying genicular artery embolization, a minimally invasive procedure, as a potential treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis. U of U Health ...