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2. Dr. Brian Cole performs knee cartilage transplant on NHL player Full story

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4. Inefficient scheduling leaves patients frustrated and staff burnt out. NewYork-Presbyterian's turned to AI to solve the problem. Here's how. 

5. Why Dr. Alexander Vaccaro is optimistic about the orthopedic industry Full story

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7. Clinicians are already overburdened — heightened infection risk shouldn't be added to their list of challenges. See how this ASC is better protecting staff in the GI suite here.

8. Spine surgeon performs spinal fusion on 95-year-old patient Full story

9. 30 states propose bills to curb prior authorization Full story

10. 50+ million Americans have allergies: Providers are meeting rising patient demand + administrative work with this change. 

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