Tag: Coronavirus
CMSS “strongly urges action” to ensure all frontline healthcare professionals are...
In a new statement published on 2 April 2020, all 45 societies represented by the US Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)—over 800,000 physicians—emphatically...
Lessons from Milan: Spine care and COVID-19
Currently with Europe’s highest number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Italy’s healthcare services have been forced to adopt drastic and wide-ranging...
American College of Surgeons releases clinical guidance for elective surgery triage...
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has published guidance for surgeons to curtail recommendations for elective surgical procedures to preserve resources for the care...
CDRH adjusts working practices with medical device companies to deal with...
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has written to the medical device industry to outline its...
NASS offers Coronavirus resources for spine care providers
The North American Spine Society (NASS) has set up a dedicated section on its website to keep spine care providers up to date on practice...
Elective spinal surgery “should be curtailed” in light of Coronavirus outbreak
Global efforts to tackle the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen spine care providers advised to cut back to all but essential procedures...
Life Spine to produce surgical masks during COVID-19 outbreak
Life Spine a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders has announced a partnership...