For many individuals struggling with chronic neck or back pain, discomfort becomes part of daily life. It can start as a ...

Surgeons at UCI Health are among the first surgeons to use carbon fiber implants in spine surgery, according to an April 14 news release. The first case using the technology at an academic health ...

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners’ acquisition of Preferred Vascular Group reflects larger trends across the ASC landscape as companies race toward scale and specialization. The ASC industry is ...

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Heart and Vascular Institute’s J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, was elected president of the Association of Black Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Hayanga serves as ...

A North Texas hospital is testing robotic exoskeleton technology on a new group of patients recovering from major surgery.

Intramedullary tumors are rare among primary tumors of the central nervous system. They most often affect young adults, with no gender predominance. Spinal schwannomas account for approximately 30% of ...

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When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...

A spine surgeon who practiced in Longview is facing four malpractice lawsuits from patients who said he botched their surgeries, leaving them with long-term disabilities. However, in a lawsuit against ...

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Virtua Health, the largest health system in southern New Jersey, has introduced a significant advancement in spine surgery. Virtua Health is the first organization in the Philadelphia and South Jersey ...

If you’re hunched over a computer all day, you need to counteract that sedentary, posture-crushing time with some movement. And there’s one specific spot you should be targeting: your thoracic spine.