What happens after a homeless encampment sweep? City data shows the limits of what San Diego’s strategy accomplishes

It’s a warm April day, bordering on hot, with the midday sun overhead. Still, Savannah Flores stays beneath a black tarp she ...
News Medical

First self-powered spinal implant can transmit real-time data from inside the body

A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion surgery is performed and monitored. Associate Professors Amir Alavi, Nitin ...
KSLA

Shreveport neurosurgeon performs first-ever awake dual approach spinal fusion surgery

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A doctor in Shreveport has performed a groundbreaking new surgery for the first time ever in the world. Dr. Stanley Hoang with Ochsner LSU Health recently completed the ...
Becker's ASC

From risk to recovery: New answers to spinal fusion’s toughest problems

Over 400,000 spinal fusion surgeries are performed annually in the United States and as the population ages, that number is expected to rise. The goal of many spinal fusion surgeries is to reduce or ...

Asthma inhalers may raise risk of repeat spine surgery, says study

Study finds long-term steroid asthma inhalers may triple repeat spinal fusion surgery risk; asthma itself not linked. Experts urge bone health checks before surgery.