Month: January 2011

The FDA will enact a 25-point action plan this year to streamline the de novo review process for certain lower-risk medical devices, as well as clarify the premarket notification submission process, which critics had called “unpredictable” and not “robust enough,”…

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. announced the addition of six new practitioners to its patient care facilities, according to a press release. Aaron Drury, CO, joins the patient care facility in Louisville, Ky. Drury attended Hillsborough Community College and brings…

The Dodge brand announced its partnership with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) for the charity’s 2011 season. Dodge will serve as a global partner for CAF as well as the title sponsor of the Million Dollar Challenge. The partnership kicked…

In an update to its 2002 recommendation, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that all women aged 65 years and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis. This is the first final recommendation statement to be published since the…

The Amputee Coalition of America (Amputee Coalition) has elected Leslie Pitt Schneider of Minneapolis to its 2011 board of directors.     Leslie Pitt Schneider “As an amputee, an attorney and a registered nurse, Leslie brings a wealth of hands-on…

A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center announced the results of the first study comparing bone structure in Chinese-American women to Caucasian women. The report, presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society’s annual meeting at Long…

The board of directors of the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) recently voted to streamline the certification application process. This is the first step in transitioning to an online application process, which is aimed at making it simpler for prospective…

Taking more steps every day not only helps ward off obesity but also reduces the risk of diabetes, according to a new study. While several studies have shown that physical activity reduces body mass index and insulin resistance – an…

Four-fifths of the nation’s hospitals, and 41% of office-based physicians, currently intend to take advantage of federal incentive payments for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHR) technology, according to survey data released by the Office of…

A special group of Texas teenagers will soon hit the ski slopes in Winter Park, Colo., for a week, as American Airlines and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children team up for the 30th annual ski trip. This year, 14…