Business Tara Bannow STAT Plus: Hip and knee replacements go better when performed by high-volume surgeons, new study finds
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Health Matthew Orr and Gideon Gil Watch: After nearly dying in Iraq, a veteran volunteers for a surgical first to ‘help the next troops’
Health Gideon Gil ‘I can still feel it’: Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
Health Elizabeth Cooney Elective, but not optional: Orthopedic patients eagerly await surgeries delayed by Covid-19
Biotech Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe STAT Plus: Anika Therapeutics acquires two companies for their joint-replacement products
Health Gideon Gil Surgeons test-drive the amputation of the future with a mail-order limb, rerouted nerve, and prosthetic hand that grips like the real thing
Hospitals Casey Ross STAT Plus: This orthopedic surgery is the world’s most common. But patients rarely benefit, a panel says