The Lown Institute called out dozens of hospitals for performing unnecessary surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain, putting patients at risk of serious complications with no evidence ...

"The Rental" actor Brendan Fraser says he took a beating early in his career due his commitment to doing his own stunts. Has ...

Medical City Weatherford (Texas) added a spine surgery program for the first time in more than a decade, according to a Dec. 12 news release. The hospital’s new program includes posterior lumbar ...

When CMS quietly updated the Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) for CPT 64772 from two to six units for 2026, it didn’t make headlines, but it should have. This change isn’t simply a coding adjustment. It ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...

Lown researchers found that U.S. hospitals performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries over a three-year period — wasting more than $1.9 billion in Medicare funds.

Robotic surgery is done using small tools on robotic arms guided by a surgeon. Robotic-assisted surgeries offer better dexterity and visualization than traditional surgeries. Not everyone is a good ...