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Central Maine Orthopaedics opened a new clinic in Farmington, Maine, according to the Daily Bulldog.

Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., has plans to reduce the number of opioids prescribed by 50 percent by 2019, according to Washington's Top News.

In a recent Medscape survey, physicians reported the number of patients they see daily.

Neurosurgeon Kadhya David Muballe, MD, is returning to Port Elizabeth, South Africa to create a neurosurgery department at the Livingstone Hospital, according to the Herald Live.

Maryse Bouchard, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Casey Lee, MD, is a spine surgeon at Spine Care and Rehabilitation in Roseland, N.J.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System welcomed two physicians to its team, according to chattanoogan.com.

The North American spinal implants market is positioned to grow at a 5.2 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021, based on a Market Data Forecast report, according to medGadget.

Children's National and College Park-based University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering hosted the FDA-funded "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!" competition at the Fifth Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium, held in San Jose, Calif.

Brian Wallace, DO, performed the first reverse shoulder surgery at Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida in Naples.