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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has received a $4.4 million grant to study sarcoidosis in African-American patients, according to a News-Star report.
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David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, is scheduled to perform elbow surgery on Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Baker, according to a Star Tribune report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform elbow surgery on Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Michael Kohn, according to a Los Angeles Times report.