Larry Becker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Baltimore and one of the "dinery guys" in Barry Levinson's 1982 film Diner died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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Brice Brackin, MD, JD, died in Alabaster, Ala., on Jan. 13, 2016 at the age of 70, according to Shelby County Reporter. He had retired from practice in 2008.
Philadelphia-based Neshoba County General Hospital and Surgery Clinic of Philadelphia added John Cope, MD, according to a Neshoba Democrat report.
The University of Notre Dame Alumni Association awarded Peter J. Daley, MD, the Dr. Thomas A. Dooley award, according to Notre Dame News.
Dana P. Piasecki, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoCarolina, an orthopedic facility serving the greater North Carolina area.
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Jon Tucker, MD, and Larry McNulty, MD, are two physicians who have had to fallback on different career positions after medical complications, according to Trib Live.
Roper St. Francis in Charleston, S.C., and Illinois-based ATI Physical Therapy have partnered to purchase a Lowcountry physical therapy practice, according to the Charleston Regional Business Journal.
Dry needling is the use of either solid filiform needles or hollow-core hypodermic needles for therapy of muscle pain, including pain related to myofascial pain syndrome, according to News Transcript.
Dennis Devita, MD, and Harry Dinsmore Jr., MD, joined the orthopedic institute at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, Pa., according to a Lewistown Sentinel report.