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Emory University Hospital surgeons recently performed a complete hand transplant during a 19-hour procedure on a 21-year-old patient, according to an ABC news report.

The medical industry reported 115 percent more data breach incidents in 2010 compared to 2009, according to a study (pdf) by the Digital Forensics Association.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform surgery on the left shoulder of Marlins short stop Hanley Ramirez, according to an MLB report.

Young athletes with hip pain may be able to prevent later arthritis by having their pain treated early on, according to a release from Hospital for Special Surgery.

Forty rural healthcare providers are receiving more than $11.9 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement health IT, according to an HHS news release.

Minnesota's Supreme Court recently ruled that state employers and insurers must cover the medical provider's usual and customary charge for spinal implant hardware, according to a Business Insurance report.

Mayo Clinic in Phoenix is using telemedicine to evaluate patients with concussions in rural Arizona, according to a Mayo Clinic news release.

Thor Robert Rodin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, joined Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, S.C., and opened a practice location near the hospital, according to a Savannah Morning News report.

Marc Philippon, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed hip surgery on Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler, according to a report from The Vancouver Sun.

Nonoperative treatment for latissimus dorsi and teres major injuries in Major League Baseball pitchers can be successful in returning the athletes to play, according to a report published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.