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Newsweek
06-08-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
Health Care AI Solved Note-Taking. Fixing the Core Business Will Be Harder
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has a catchphrase for its AI strategy: "Stay in the game, win the game, change the game." Ambient scribes are no longer changing the game, Dr. Ashis Barad, chief digital and transformation officer for the New York City–based system told Newsweek on July 18. They have become a necessity to "stay in the game" and are an expectation of the clinical community. To win health care's AI game, health systems need to use technology to automate and augment more than just the patient visit. As the race for patient preference picks up, those that can completely revolutionize the care experience are going to come out ahead. "What we're doing in the core business today needs to be fundamentally different going forward," Barad said. It's going to be a hefty undertaking. As vendors and health system leaders look beyond the quick wins of earlier iterations of generative AI, they expect to face a number of regulatory, infrastructure and reimbursement challenges, sources told Newsweek. The future of health care AI will rely on more complex systems, like predictive modeling and self-directing agents, experts told Newsweek. The future of health care AI will rely on more complex systems, like predictive modeling and self-directing agents, experts told Newsweek. Newsweek Illustration / Getty What does the next phase of health care AI look like? Historically, health care leaders have had to make forward-looking decisions based on retroactive data. AI can be used for forecasting and predictive modeling that will allow health systems to draw upon a "central brain" and adjust their strategy in real time, Barad said. Some health systems are already using predictive modeling to coordinate staff, reduce admissions delays and deploy equipment. Approximately 300 hospitals across the globe use GE HealthCare's Command Center technology to improve operational efficiency. "We're not relying on word of mouth or pagers or systems that don't work well," Kristie Barazsu, president and COO of Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, North Carolina, told Newsweek of the system's Command Center experience. "There's one source of truth." Innovaccer—an AI platform used by more than 100 U.S. health systems, including seven of the 10 highest-revenue health systems—recently launched its Readmission Management tool, using predictive modeling to identify expensive, avoidable patient readmissions. The solution includes AI agents that can proactively reach out to patients who are at a higher risk of readmission, preventing them from falling out of touch with their health care teams. Abhinav Shashank, co-founder and CEO of Innovaccer, told Newsweek that the company is deliberately shying away from "point solutions" (individual tools that tackle individual issues) in favor of maximizing capabilities on a single platform. Moving forward, "everyone will want a platform that gets these AI capabilities to stick together and happen in a coordinated way, rather than in this haphazard way that is going to happen if we let point solutions proliferate," he said. Indeed, continuity is a big part of health systems' next play. Barad and his team are in the midst of an 18-month centralization effort at HSS, crafting a "lake house" architecture to house data in a single location. This will allow the system to decouple data entry from data storage without disrupting employee workflows, Barad said. Through HSS' partnership with Amazon Web Services and Databricks, it is working to funnel data from any initial entry point—whether that's Workday, Epic or another data system—into a central pool where it can provide a more comprehensive view of system operations and patient journeys. Once all of that data is in one place, it will be easier to deploy AI-based analytics to tackle pain points at the enterprise level. It's a way to break down siloes across the brand without asking employees to change their behavior or introducing new data entry systems. For health systems like HSS, that seamless data flow is essential to creating a seamless patient experience. Ultimately, HSS wants to be like Disney, according to Barad. They are currently known for their world-class hospitals on Manhattan's Upper East Side, providing episodic surgical care. Those hospitals are like a medical version of Walt Disney World, drawing international visitors and providing an all-encompassing experience while you're within their walls. But Disney remains part of everyday life, even after you leave the theme park. The brand is a constant part of the public consciousness, through movies, streaming services, music and merchandise. "We're so amazing in our Disney World, but we've stayed in Disney World," Barad said. "How do we broaden and be part of your high school physical or yearly checkup?" He sees AI as an answer to that question—a way to improve the connection with patients and be present in their health journeys before pain appears—without deploying limited human resources. As wearable devices and fitness trackers become more mainstream, health systems could soon have access to more data than ever before. AI agents can be particularly helpful in making sense of that constant information flow, using it to prevent patients from falling through the cracks between episodes of care. HSS is working with Palantir to build a full orchestration layer that will bring all of this data together, giving the health system a horizontal view of the patient experience: from the moment they say "ouch" to the moment they schedule an appointment to the moment their insurance authorizes payment. "Up to this point, nothing has orchestrated all of those assets that we have in the ecosystem into a continuous journey for a consumer to go through," Barad said. But doing so "actually allows for there to not be any handoffs or drop-offs, and the outcomes are better because of it." The health system has also hired new talent to tackle the complex challenges ahead, including Chief Data and Technology Officer Dr. Michael Apkon. "This new world has to be built," Barad said, "and it has to be built by people who know what they're doing." What challenges does health care still face when implementing AI? The excitement of ambient scribes and AI chatbots has started to wear off, and health care is running out of quick wins as it looks to construct this "new world." While AI promises efficiency, health systems will have to put in significant time to unlock its full benefits. Beyond note-taking tools, there are "very little success stories" of clinically implemented AI, said Dr. Regina Barzilay, distinguished professor of AI & Health in the Department of Computer Science at MIT's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the AI Faculty Lead at MIT's Jameel Clinic. She told Newsweek that there are abundant stories of new AI algorithms that show promising results but few that have actually proven themselves beyond mere promise. "You need to know how to safely bring it into the [health care] system," Barzilay said. "There is a new science, which is the science of implementation." As with all sciences, implementation is complicated. Each hospital has a different experience when translating AI into practice, due to dramatic variations in their infrastructures. The tools are still new but touch multiple departments in a health system, which makes it hard to find a single point person who can lead the strategy. Plus, AI is rarely mentioned in clinical guidelines that govern physicians' decisions, according to Barzilay. For example, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) keeps practice guidelines for 72 types of cancer. Only one—the guideline for prostate cancer—makes any mention of AI. "The clinician who treats you has to follow what is considered to be standard according to the guidelines," Barzilay said. "AI-powered solutions are not part of the guidelines, so clinicians will not use it." Then, there's the question of reimbursement. If an AI tool recommends that a patient needs a follow-up appointment, will insurance companies consider it sufficient evidence to pay for that visit? Few AI tools have managed to get their own diagnostic codes, making the reimbursement situation "a bit of a Wild West," per Barzilay. Moving forward, she believes that clinical trials will be key to solving guideline and reimbursement issues. AI must be tested and validated in a controlled environment to prove its efficacy—just like prescription medications, novel therapies and surgical devices. However, science moves slowly, and cuts to federal health agencies' funding are likely to hold up the process even further. "These studies are not cheap," Barzilay said, "so it's important to find a way to pay for them." As health care looks to the next phase of AI, it's going to have to reimagine old systems, rewrite past guidelines and conduct long-term research. This is all going to take time. And, unfortunately, the clock is ticking. The U.S. is already falling behind other countries when it comes to health care AI, according to Barzilay. It is easier to roll out new technologies across government-led or nationalized health care systems, like those in the United Kingdom, Israel and the Netherlands. Under these models, there is typically more uniformity among hospitals in the same country. In the U.S., however, hospitals can have vastly different financial resources and digital infrastructures, even within the same state. Each health system has to more or less start from scratch when selecting and implementing its AI tools. "I think the federal government really has to lead in this transformation," she said, "because it involves so many parties, and it costs so much money to complete the studies and understand how each tool actually changes the outcomes." Barad hopes to eventually use AI to improve health equity—scaling the expertise of HSS' world-class surgeons to even the smallest rural hospitals. At this point, codifying an AI agent with eons' worth of medical knowledge is the "easy" part. To stretch the result across state lines and siloed systems, hospitals are going to have to change the game. Want to hear more? Dr. Ashis Barad will be speaking at Newsweek's Digital Health Care Forum on September 16 in New York City, along with leaders from Kaiser Permanente, City of Hope, Sanford Health, Northwestern Medicine and more. Click here to learn more and secure your ticket.
National Geographic
01-08-2025
- Health
- National Geographic
Eating the food on your plate in a certain order is better for your health—here's why
It might actually be better for you to eat the eggs before tearing into that bagel: Experts say the order in which you eat different macronutrients like protein and fiber can have an effect on your health—and it's particularly beneficial for people with diabetes, reactive hypoglycemia, or postprandial hypotension. Photograph by Lindsay Kreighbaum Research increasingly suggests that nutrient sequencing—eating macronutrients like protein and fiber in a particular order—can benefit everyone. As the adage goes, timing is everything—and that may be true when it comes to eating as much as anything else in life. If you want to feel and function at your best, the timing of your food choices could make a difference. The topic has been gaining attention on social media, with TikTok videos about how eating macronutrients in a particular order during a meal can curb the urge to snack, improve blood sugar regulation, and enhance other aspects of health. The usual recommendation is to start a meal with fiber (perhaps in the form of raw, non-starchy vegetables or fruits), then to move on to lean protein and healthy fats, and finish with starchy carbs like bread, rice, pasta, or potatoes. Nutrient sequencing isn't a new concept so why the recent surge in popularity? 'People love direction and they like guardrails,' says Heidi Skolnick, a sports nutritionist at the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and co-author of The Whole Body Reset. This approach is 'literally about the order in which you eat foods to minimize blood sugar spikes and enhance fullness. It's a very actionable approach and it's not restrictive. It's not telling you what to eat. It's just focused on the order in which you eat foods.' (The diet that could make your brain 7 years younger.) Even better, research increasingly suggests that people really can benefit from the nutrient sequencing approach—and that it's especially helpful for those with diabetes, reactive hypoglycemia (a condition in which blood sugar drops after a meal), or postprandial hypotension (a drop in blood pressure after eating). A study in a 2022 issue of the journal Nutrients found that when people with type 2 diabetes adopted a habit of eating vegetables before starchy carbohydrates, as recommended by dietitians, they had a significant improvement in their blood sugar control, specifically their hemoglobin A1C levels (which measure average blood sugar over the previous three months), after five years. Another study in a 2024 issue of BMC Nutrition found that older adults with diabetes who made a habit of eating vegetables first had greater functionality—meaning, a greater ease in their daily living habits, intellectual activities, and social abilities—than those who ate other foods first or didn't follow an order for eating foods. 'I think everybody could benefit from this, from those in diapers to adults,' says Joan Salge Blake, a clinical professor of nutrition at Boston University and host of the nutrition and health podcast Spot On! 'Eating high-fiber vegetables first makes so much sense because it will ensure that you get them in—most Americans are not getting enough vegetables in their diet.' The perks of nutrient sequencing Mark Alan Effinger, 63, discovered the benefits of nutrient sequencing firsthand. Even though he doesn't have diabetes or pre-diabetes, he began wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in late 2023, to help him figure out how to optimize his blood sugar levels to perform better at work and in his workouts. 'When I started using the CGM and was eating normally, I was absolutely gob-smacked by the frequency, height, and duration of my blood glucose spikes,' says Effinger, a serial entrepreneur and product developer based in Burlington, Iowa. So he started tinkering with his eating habits and found that starting a meal with fiber and a glass of water, followed by protein and ending with starchy carbs—was 'a game-changer' in managing his blood glucose levels. 'By working through my plate in that order,' he says, 'I also have little to no meal-induced discomfort and no more post-meal fatigue or food comas.' (The best sources of protein for a balanced diet.) Studies support the idea that food sequencing can help reduce blood sugar spikes after eating, for anyone. A study in a 2023 issue of the journal Nutrients found that when healthy, young women consumed a meal consisting of tomato, broccoli, fried fish, and boiled white rice, in that order, their post-meal blood glucose and insulin concentrations were better, compared to eating the rice first. In addition, research has shown that consuming protein and/or fat before starchy carbohydrates during a meal promotes the secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) from the gut: This in turn reduces insulin secretion and slows down emptying of food from the stomach, which could improve satiety, helping you feel fuller for longer. 'Hunger can be better controlled because you don't see so many blood sugar spikes,' says Keith Ayoob, a dietitian in New York City and an associate professor emeritus of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Another possible perk: By eating vegetables and fruits first, you'll naturally slow down how quickly you eat because these foods require chewing. This is especially helpful because 'it takes about 15 to 20 minutes for your brain to register that you've had enough,' Ayoob says, adding that this way, you'll fill up on lower-calorie foods and 'won't have as much desire for the other calories we tend to overeat'—such as bread, pasta, and sweets. It can also help fill you up faster because vegetables and fruits have a substantial water content, in addition to fiber, Salge Blake says. (Most people aren't getting enough fiber. Here's how much you need.) Ultimately, nutrient sequencing is beneficial for your health and weight because it 'keeps you thinking about what you're eating and gets you into the mindset of self-monitoring,' says Lawrence Cheskin, a gastroenterologist and distinguished university professor and past chair of the department of nutrition and food studies at George Mason University. Indeed, research has found that when people have a large salad before pasta at lunch, they end up consuming 17 percent fewer calories during the meal. Similarly, when people start lunch with a bowl of vegetable soup—whether it's chunky or puréed—then eat a main course, they consume 20 percent fewer total calories during the meal, according to a study at The Pennsylvania State University. 'Having salad or vegetable soup first is like having a pace car to moderate your intake,' Salge Blake says. Putting nutrient sequencing into practice Nutrient sequencing may sound complicated but it's not. For breakfast, you could have a bowl of berries, melon chunks, or a whole orange, followed by Greek yogurt or scrambled eggs, then granola or whole-grain toast. Lunch might start with a salad or bowl of vegetable soup or gazpacho, then half a sandwich. Or, you could have a poke bowl and eat the vegetables first then the fish followed by the rice on the bottom, Ayoob says. Dinner could start with a board of crudités or a salad, followed by broiled chicken or fish then rice, pasta, or potatoes. 'It's not like you're taking food away—you're just changing the order,' Ayoob says. And you don't need to eat this way all the time to reap the benefits, Skolnick adds. With this approach, no food is taboo or forbidden, which makes it easy to implement and sustainable. (The Mediterranean diet has stood the test of time for a reason: It works.) Lindsay Malone, 43, a mother of three and a runner, is a clinical dietitian at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She often uses the same strategies she recommends to patients in her own life, including nutrient sequencing. 'I've found that starting my meals with vegetables and protein, then moving on to [starchy] carbs, helps me avoid the blood-sugar roller coaster I used to experience after meals,' she says. 'I used to feel a dip in energy and focus mid-morning or mid-afternoon.' Another surprising benefit she has experienced: Improved sleep. 'If my blood sugar is stable during the day, I sleep better at night,' Malone says. Malone also uses a nutrient sequencing strategy with her kids. Before dinner, she'll put out a plate of veggies for them to munch on. 'While it may not be their first choice,' she admits, 'it helps them stop asking me what's for dinner and also gets some fiber and micronutrients into them before dinner.'
Observer
29-07-2025
- Health
- Observer
Do you need to drink electrolytes?
There is a large, growing and very competitive market for electrolyte powders, drinks and tablets. In 2024 the electrolyte drink market was valued around $38 billion. The products are designed to be consumed before, during and after exercise — and manufacturers claim they'll optimize your hydration, health and performance. There are even options to supplement your daily hydration, whether or not you are exercising. But do you really need to replenish the electrolytes lost in your sweat? And are sports drinks, electrolyte powders and salty supplements actually the best way to do it? What do electrolytes do? Electrolytes are minerals — such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium — that carry an electrical charge that influences how water moves in your body. 'They help maintain the fluid balance,' explained Dr. Amy West, a sports medicine physician at Northwell Health. They help move fluid into and out of your cells and regulate blood pressure, heart rhythm, muscle, and nerve function. While they're found in supplements and sports drinks, they're also in the foods we eat every day. 'When we talk about potassium, it's in a banana,' said Heidi Skolnik, a nutritionist at the Hospital for Special Surgery. 'When you eat a pretzel, there's sodium on it.' As you sweat, you lose both fluid and electrolytes, and if you lose enough fluid, you can become dehydrated. The volume of blood in your body drops, and 'your heart has to pump harder to get the same amount of blood circulating,' Skolnik said. Do you need to replace them? When you lose an exceptionally large quantity of water and electrolytes, as you might if you're having a serious bout of diarrhea, you need to replace both. In those situations, doctors often recommend a rehydration solution like Pedialyte, which typically has more sodium and potassium than your average sports drink. But experts say you probably don't need to reach for a sports drink during your regular workouts. Even if those workouts are strenuous or happen in hotter weather, drinking water when you're thirsty is enough to keep you hydrated. The sugar and carbohydrates found in many sports drinks certainly may help competitive athletes maintain their energy, but the electrolytes have little impact. In the 1990s, standard medical advice recommended sodium-rich drinks for athletes during any exercise that lasted more than an hour. But more recent research has found that even as you lose sodium through sweat and urine, your body maintains the concentration of sodium in your blood. In several small studies, athletes didn't tend to report a performance difference between working out with water and electrolyte-infused drinks, even after five hours of running in 86-degree heat. It's been well-established for at least a decade that electrolytes don't do much for performance, said Ricardo Da Costa, an associate professor in sports dietetics at Monash University in Australia. 'But the marketing strategies from the sports drinks companies are more potent than the researchers.' 'Everybody thinks that they need to replace lost electrolytes right away,' said Tamara Hew-Butler, a sports medicine scientist at Wayne State University. 'You don't. You will make it up generally in your meals.' Most of the time, you are fine just drinking water when you're thirsty. If you're spending hours outside in the heat for several days and start feeling dehydration symptoms, like lightheadedness, you might reach for a sports drink or supplement, especially if you aren't getting enough electrolytes in your diet, said Robert Kenefick, a professor of biomedical and nutritional sciences at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. In rare cases, you can have too much fluid but not enough sodium in your blood, a condition called hyponatremia, which can cause nausea, fatigue, and, in the most severe cases, seizures or death. It's more likely to happen if you have certain medical conditions such as heart, live,r or kidney problems. For athletes, it can happen if they drink so much fluid before, during and after long workouts that it dilutes the electrolytes in their blood. However, most sports drinks don't contain enough sodium to prevent it, Da Costa said. Is there a downside? Aside from the cost, experts say there's little downside to consuming electrolyte drinks. As long as you're otherwise healthy, they do not have enough electrolytes to overload your system (called hypernatremia), Kenefick said. And the sweet taste could motivate you to hydrate. Like most supplements, however, electrolyte products are not well regulated and can even be contaminated, Hew-Butler said. In 2015, she and her team found unsafe levels of arsenic in Muscle Milk and Gatorade powders that had been provided to college athletes. The athletes showed no signs of having been harmed by the exposure. You won't see 'arsenic' on a supplement label, but you should check for the amount of sugar in the drinks, which can be almost as high as some sodas. As you are reading the label, Kenefick cautioned buyers to be skeptical of what it promises. 'The beverage market is very competitive, and everyone's looking for an edge,' he said. 'A lot of the beverages that are out there are using electrolytes as a marketing tool.' This article originally appeared in
Daily Mirror
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Tiger Woods' son Charlie dealt major blow after meltdown as fate sealed
Charlie Woods did not have the best outing at the US Junior Amateur, missing the cut after enduring a torrid first round, with his father, Tiger, watching on from the sidelines Charlie Woods failed to make the cut at the US Junior Amateur, after his father, Tiger Woods, watched his meltdown during the opening round. The young golfer's underwhelming performance at the tournament came on the heels of his victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in late May 2025. That triumph gave the impression that Charlie was quickly ascending the ranks toward golf fame, despite still being in his teens. But the path to greatness isn't without challenges. Missing the cut was one such setback. After recording a score of 81 in round one, the 16-year-old improved to 74 in the second - an uptick from his earlier effort, yet insufficient to keep him in the tournament. Woods placed T196 out of 264 total entrants. As a result, he did not secure a spot among the top 64 junior golfers globally - those who would go on to compete for elite status in the sport. Interestingly, Tiger previously won this same championship three times - in 1991, 1992, and 1993. Given that background, the elder Woods tried offering advice on course strategy, but his son apparently wasn't too interested in listening. During the 47th Junior North & South Amateur at Pinehurst Resort, after sinking a long putt, Charlie was overheard saying: "I don't want to hear it." Tiger chuckled in response and replied: "Good putt." Despite that light-hearted exchange, many spectators feel that Charlie is under intense pressure to meet the expectations tied to carrying such a legendary last name. One person commented online: "No disrespect to the kid, but I just have this feeling that if he does make it to the pro tour he's gonna be an average pro." Another wrote: "He is absolutely overrated. Got the vibe because his father. STOP IT!" A third added: "Too much to live up to. Not gonna happen." While Charlie works on building his own legacy in golf, his father is focused on recovering from an Achilles issue sustained while attempting to resume his regular training routine, following a disappointing 2024. In March, the golf legend posted an update on social media announcing that he had injured his Achilles, and further diagnostics revealed a torn tendon in his left leg. "As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured," he wrote at the time. "This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon. 'The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery,' added Dr. Stucken. "I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support."
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Overture Orthopaedics Announces Full Commercial Launch of the OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System® to Treat Early Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Defects
IRVINE, Calif., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Overture Orthopaedics, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing surgeons with innovative joint preservation solutions in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery, announced the full U.S. commercial launch of its OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System. The system is composed of femoral and tibial implants intended to be used in the partial replacement of the articular surfaces of the knee. These implants were designed with sizing options that allow the surgeon to replace only the diseased or damaged region of the joint while preserving healthy surrounding cartilage and meniscus. The procedure is referred to as Focalplasty®. "My career has been defined by osteochondral allografts. At some point, biology fails and no longer becomes a good option for a patient, but it's far too early for any kind of joint replacement," said Riley J. Williams III, MD, Chief of the Sports Medicine Institute at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. "Overture is bridging that gap between biologic options and joint replacement with an implant that resurfaces the joint, providing a durable, predictable, and lasting solution that adheres to the principles of joint preservation." The OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration in March 2023. To date, approximately 150 cases have been successfully completed in a limited market release that commenced in November 2023. With an ever-increasing active patient population, the number of cartilage restoration surgeries performed annually exceeds 300,000, notably growing each year. A 2021 study on chondral lesions of the knee in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery by Dekker et al., highlights current surgical and biological options for treatment of isolated cartilage defects continue to present significant challenges for patients and surgeons in terms of costs and complexity, including inconsistent healing, donor site morbidity, and degradation over time. According to a study by McCormick et al. that focused on trends in the surgical treatment of articular cartilage lesions in the United States, some procedures such as chondrocyte implantation reach costs as high as $83,073 due to multi-stage surgeries, laboratory processing, associated episode of care, and societal considerations. OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System implants are designed specifically as an alternative when biological repair options are not viable for treating focal cartilage lesions. The implants' baseplates are 3D printed, porous titanium to promote osseointegration and solid fixation. Articulating surfaces for the femoral and tibial components are titanium nitride, and an overmolded Vitamin E treated, highly crosslinked polyethylene, respectively. They are a fraction of the cost of biological options. "Overture is taking the concept of joint replacement, which has decades of research behind it, using a metal implant that gets lightly cemented and fixed into place, stable at time zero, and incorporates quite easily. Then applying it to principles of joint preservation that we value in sports medicine. The concept is great because patients can get back to their active lifestyles quickly, they don't have any downtime when it comes to weight bearing and range of motion restrictions, and they can readily start physical therapy to strengthen and recover, at time zero. We are also preserving the soft tissues around the knee," said Kristofer J. Jones, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at UCLA and Head Team Physician and Director of Orthopaedic Surgery for the Los Angeles Lakers. "We launched our limited market release to a select number of surgeons just over 18 months ago," shared James Young Kim, Overture's Chief Executive Officer. "The goal was to observe early patient outcomes, refine the surgical technique, and better understand patient selection. With a good number of cases under our belt and seeing how well our patients have been doing, we are ready for the full commercial release of the OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System. We are excited to get the product in the hands of surgeons, so that they can better address knee pain and extend active lifestyles, ultimately raising the standard of care for patients." The OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System is available for immediate use, with all instrumentation sterile-packed for streamlined, single-use efficiency in the operating room. For more information, please email info@ or call 949-889-3784. About Overture Orthopaedics Overture Orthopaedics is a privately held medical device company providing sports medicine and orthopaedic surgeons with specially designed implants to relieve pain and dysfunction associated with articular cartilage lesions, osteochondral defects, and early osteoarthritis. We believe that our solutions raise the standard of care in joint preservation by providing state of the art surgical tools that streamline use in the operating room, reduce the global cost of care, and enhance outcomes so that patients can get back to and maintain their active lifestyles longer. For more information regarding Overture Orthopaedics, please visit "Overture Orthopaedics®, OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System®, and Focalplasty® are trademarks of Overture Orthopaedics" Contact: James Young KimOverture OrthopaedicsTel: +1.949.889.3784jkim@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Overture Orthopaedics Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
