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Cleveland Clinic surgeons performed knee surgery on Cleveland Indians right handed pitcher Corey Kluber, according to an MLB report.

Joel Tucker, MD, has joined Gulfport Memorial Hospital and will have an office with Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, according to a Sun Herald report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced that Canada will be the organization's Guest Nation at the 2013 annual meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS Now report.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists will discuss the ongoing meningitis outbreak and highlight ways to prevent similar future events, according to Med Page Today.

NeuroMetrix, a Waltham, Mass.-based medical device company, has received FDA clearance for a pain management system, according to the Boston Herald.

Device maker Stryker has invested $30 million into research and development at an Irish plant to develop the next generation of surgical devices for global markets, according to the Silicon Republic.

Medical device maker Medtronic has filed a motion to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the company used a paid spine surgeon to promote its product in a medical journal.

North American Spine Society members attended a telephone town hall meeting with Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-Texas), to discuss healthcare policies, according to SpineLine.

Business Dynamics has changed its name to Business Dynamics RCM to better reflect the core mission and elite services provided by the company.

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