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Chad Zooker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined OrthoMaryland in Baltimore, according to an OrthoMaryland news release.

Orthopedic Surgeon Jimmie Biles, MD, of Yellowstone Sports Medicine in Cody, Wyo., claims an Indiana woman sent anonymous mass mailings last December that disparaged his reputation, according to a Powell Tribune report.

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Ten finalists — five physicians and five residents, fellows and medical students — have been named in the the American Medical Association App Challenge, according to an AMA news release.

Kevin Stone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in San Francisco, invented a device called the Rescue Reel, designed to help people escape from tall buildings, which is now being manufactured in Indiana, according to a WIBC news report.

Arian Foster, a running back for the Texas Texans, recently linked a picture of an MRI taken of his injured hamstring to his Twitter account, which has sports medicine physicians talking, according to an ESPN report.

Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, meant to stop unauthorized use of prescription painkillers, goes into effect on Sept. 1, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.

Researchers in Nova Southeastern University's occupational therapy department are using iPads to help patients with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities access mainstream technology, according to an NSU news release.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Tennessee Titans defensive end Derrick Morgan, according to a report from The Tennesseean.