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The Federal Communications Commission will accept additional comments through Aug. 23 on a 2010 proposed rule to reform its Rural Health Care program, according to an AHA News Now report.

Humility of Mary Health Partners in Youngstown, Ohio, will unveil its new St. Elizabeth Robotic Surgery Center on July 26, according to a Digital Journal report.

Medical tourism is a growing industry, and so far most patients traveling for surgery have gone out of the country. However, there is a significant opportunity for ambulatory surgery centers to capitalize on this market by offering high quality, low…

At a graduation dinner this month, Dr. Howard A. McMahan received Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta's "Teacher of the Year" award for his work with the Residency Program.

Dr. Marc J. Philippon, hip surgeon and partner at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., performed a complex surgery in Parma, Italy, to demonstrate the United States' latest surgical advancements.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons based in Rosemont, Ill., named Constance M. Filling as its new chief education officer, beginning June 1.

Brian J. Cole, MD, has been recognized as one of 28 top shoulder surgeons by Orthopaedics This Week.

A. David Davis, MD, of Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Exeter, N.H., has won the Aircast Award for Basic Science at the 2012 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's annual meeting.

Christopher Harner, MD, has been named team physician for the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to a Washington Post report.

PAINWeek today announced that Daniel B. Carr, MD, will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 national conference for pain management physicians.