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The physicians of Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Portsmouth, N.H., announced they now have active surgical privileges at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Susanne Maher, PhD, a researcher at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently received the BioAccelerate NYC Prize of $250,000 and a mentor to assist in bringing her research in product innovation to the market.

Medigus has announced it has received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for its SRS endoscopic system, according to a news release.

Vanguard West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., has announced it will live-tweet "unique hybrid surgery" on a patient with a hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal relflux disorder, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Richard Larry Williams, MD, has joined the East Wood Clinic in Paris, Tenn., according to a news release from Henry County Medical Center in Paris, which welcomed the physician to the area.

In a study commissioned by Canada Health Infoway, an independent, non-profit organization, primary care practices with electronic medical records identified patients who needed preventative or follow-up care approximately 30 times more quickly than clinics with paper-based records.

Researchers found that exercise may effectively treat pain related to nerve damage, according to a Psych Central report.

A new Tennessee law aims to lessen drug overdoses in the state by requiring physicians to use a statewide drug monitoring database to check patient information prior to prescribing, according to a Times Free Press report.

Regional Health, based in Rapid City, S.D., has opened its Regional Rehabilitation and Regional Sports Medicine facility in Spearfish.

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has opened its Orthopaedics Sports Performance Center in Foxborough, Mass.