Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

When CMS quietly updated the Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) for CPT 64772 from two to six units for 2026, it didn’t make headlines, but it should have. This change isn’t simply a coding adjustment. It ...

Here are 10 stories focused on spine surgery and outpatient spine that drew readers’ attention in 2025: 1. Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations ...

Effective blood management in spine surgery is paramount to reducing perioperative blood loss, minimising the need for allogeneic transfusion and mitigating associated complications. Contemporary ...

Frankie Grande has shared a major update on his health after undergoing cervical spine surgery.Taking to his Instagram handle ...

Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour may have to wait even longer. Woods announced Saturday that he had undergone lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back. The surgery, which took place Friday ...

Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery on Friday, the 15-time major champion announced on X on Saturday. “After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted doctors ...

Common health problems of old age -- dehydration, delirium, malnutrition or falls -- can become catastrophic if they occur following a major surgery, a new study reports. Seniors who suffer these ...