19 March 2020

Spine surgery is ‘safe’ in patients of advanced age

The world’s population is steadily growing older. This can be seen most readily in Japan, where elderly people (ages 65...

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18 March 2020

NHS Digital to be handed more powers to help counter Covid-19 spread

New powers have been given to NHS Digital as part of measures to help counter the spread of Covid-19. This...

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17 March 2020

Existing pressure on the NHS can’t be ignored during coronavirus outbreak

With the coronavrius outbreak being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Barney Gilbert, NHS doctor and CEO...

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16 March 2020

BritSpine 2020 – postponed

BRITSPINE 2020 | EVENT POSTPONED   A message from the Britspine 2020 Organising Committee: The UK Government have made the...

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12 March 2020

Horatio’s Garden Charity: Breaking new ground in Stanmore

Horatio’s Garden officially began their fifth project at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore (RNOH) in March, with the help...

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12 March 2020

Latest update on Coronavirus for all involved in SpineWeek

COVID-19 Update – 10 March, 2020 Every four years we look forward to seeing the participants, industry partners and all...

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3 March 2020

Benefits of fetal surgery for spina bifida persist in school-age children

In a follow-up to the landmark 2011 study that demonstrated prenatal surgery for spina bifida has measurable benefits over surgery after birth...

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27 February 2020

Abnormal bone formation after trauma explained and reversed in mice

Findings implicate a specific type of immune cell behind heterotopic ossification and present a potential target for treatment. Hip replacements,...

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