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As opioid usage rises, one study presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that chronic users who stopped taking opioids three months before major total joint arthroplasty and spinal fusion surgeries reduced the risk of chronic use following surgery.

New research presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons titled “Prospective Evaluation of the Incidence and Persistence of Gestational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” studied women who experienced gestational carpal tunnel syndrome during the third trimester of pregnancy to determine how long it takes for GCTS to dissipate after childbirth and how commonly symptoms persist.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. announced positive top-line results from two phase 3 active-controlled pivotal studies evaluating vadadustat, an investigational oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI), in Japanese subjects with anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD).

United Therapeutics Corporation announced that Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Therapeutics, will provide an overview and update on the company’s business at the Oppenheimer 29th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City.

FUJIFILM Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement*1 to acquire Biogen Manufacturing ApS, a large-scale biologics manufacturing site located in Hillerød near Copenhagen, Denmark from Biogen for approximately US$890 million*2 in cash.

Morbidly obese patients who lost at least 20 pounds prior to total knee arthroplasty had shorter hospital stays and lower odds of having to go to a nursing facility even if they remained morbidly or severely obese, according to a study presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

A new study presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that the majority of individuals with osteoporosis do not take adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation to help reduce the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures.

While there has been extensive research on when to return to sports, physicians do not have sufficient empirical evidence at their disposal to counsel adolescent and college-aged patients as to when they can return to school following surgery.

UK’s Care Response becomes first care provider to benefit, helping older people to stay in homes for longer

U.S. Patent No. 10,227,611 issued to Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, University of California and University of Vienna