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William Meyers, MD, will perform surgery to repair a core muscle injury sustained by Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison, according to an ESPN NBA report.
Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Warrenton, Va., added Yevgeny Kats, DPM, to its practice, according to a Fauquier Now report.
Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System has become one of 13 hospitals in the country to offer a procedure that partially corrects spina bifida while the foetus is still inside the womb, according to the Detroit Free Press.