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Edward Khalfayan, MD, team physician for the Seattle Seahawks, performed elbow surgery on right tackle Breno Giacomini, according to an NBC Sports report.

The Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange seeks stakeholder input as it develops operating rules required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an AHA News Now report.

A Tarrytown, N.Y.-based plastic surgery ASC is looking for a seasoned RN or experienced healthcare/clinical manager with ASC experience.

An FDA advisory panel has voted in favor of moving hydrocodone combination products, including Vicodin, Lortab and Norco, into the more restrictive Schedule II category of controlled substances, according to a report by The Clinical Advisor.

Purdue Pharma in Stamford, Conn., a pharmaceutical company, and EIMindA in Israel, a company that develops brain functional mapping technology, have entered into a multi-year research collaboration agreement.

Orthopedic surgeons from around the country recently published a study titled "Intermediate Outcomes Following Percutaneous Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures." The surgeons examined 39 patients who were treated with percutaneous reduction and fixation for proximal humeral fractures at Mount Sinai…

Lewis Yocum, MD, will perform shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish, according to a CBS Sports report.

Sports medicine physician William Briner, MD, joined Hospital for Special Surgery's Long Island, N.Y., office, according to a Long Island report.

Columbus (Ga.) State University is inducting Champ Baker Jr., MD, into the Hall of Fame, according to a Ledger Enquirer report.

St. Luke's Hospital—Miner's Campus in Coaldale, Pa., announced plans to open a new medical center in Tamaqua featuring outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine.