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Boston-based Flex Pharma has launched HOTSHOT, the first consumer product scientifically proven to prevent and treat muscle cramps.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals will provide General Electric employees with joint replacement care as part of the company's National Hip and Knee Replacement Centers of Excellence Program, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business report.

Mike Moustakas, third baseman for the Kansas City Royals, is scheduled to see James Andrews, MD, according to KSNT.com.

Warrenville, Ill.-based Patterson Medical is set to acquire Akron, Ohio-based Performance Health.

A Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics study found a pediatrician's office is more likely to diagnose children's concussion than the emergency room. The findings suggest current concussion statistics are underreported because only children diagnosed in the ER are…

Researchers at the University of Saarland in Germany have refuted a 2012 study published in the European Heart Journal that claimed endurance training and exercise at the elite level may cause sudden cardiac death. The German researchers published their study…

Walter B. Beaver Jr., MD, performed knee surgery on North Carolina Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Roy Williams, according to Washington's Top News.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases published an article detailing the case of the first patient with Lyme disease related to prosthetic joint infection and arthritis, according to a Medscape report.

The Rockford, Tenn.-based National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment is proposing young athletes wear chest protectors in baseball and softball to reduce the risk of blows to the chest that could potentially stop the heart, according to the…

The 2016 USA Rugby College 7s National Championship has chosen Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Clinic as its medical director, according to Physical Therapy Products.