The FDA and American Academy of Pediatrics have greenlit the weight loss drug Wegovy for adolescents, but pediatricians are still hesitant to prescribe the medication, The New York Times reported Dec. 11.

Cardiac surgery has the highest average charges of 25 specialties, a Definitive Healthcare analysis found.

Patients were evacuated and several transported to other hospitals after a car fire broke out in a parking garage at Mass General Waltham (Mass.), ABC affiliate WCVB reported Dec. 11.

2023 saw a record number of physicians and medical specialists who were certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties — 988,737, according to a Dec. 11 news release.

The Minnesota State Legislature has formed a task force to address staff shortages and long emergency service wait times after a new report found that many young entrants to the field are leaving the profession at a time when demand for their services is rising. 

A new analysis of California data found hundreds of deceased patients were incorrectly listed as alive in electronic health records, leading to an abundance of unnecessary outreach efforts.

A recent survey found 40.3% of physicians are "likely" or "definitely" going to reduce clinical work hours in the next 12 months.

The Northern Border Regional Commission is easing visa requirements for international students, the Press-Republican reported Dec. 6.

Just a day out from scheduled strikes at Ascension locations in Texas and Kansas, health system leaders are refuting claims of unsafe staffing levels at one of its NICU locations.

Rural communities need more physicians; however, many residents find it difficult to get residency slots, resulting in a "lose-lose situation," the Lown Institute reported Dec.4.

Leaders at high-volume emergency departments are finding new ways to handle capacity issues while reducing wait times.

Across U.S. states and territories, clinical neurophysiology is the specialty with the lowest number of active physicians per 100,000 people, while pediatrics has the highest, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges' recently launched interactive online dashboard. 

Oncology and interventional pulmonology were the only programs with 100% fellowship placement among 25 specialties, according to a Nov. 29 National Resident Matching Program report.

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine announced plans for expansion and a new research center after acquiring five floors of a building located at 1334 York Ave. —  the current location of the Sotheby's auction house.

As nurse practitioners surge to 385,000 strong in the U.S., the growing profession is establishing itself as an even more prominent role in healthcare hierarchies. Simultaneously, the American Medical Association anticipates a looming shortage of 100,000 physicians in the next decade. So how will the growth of one and the shrinking of the other influence hospital dynamics?

Experts are warning clinicians and hospitals in the U.S. to prepare to see increased cases of dengue — a tropical, mosquito-borne disease. In the last month alone, two rare, locally-acquired cases popped up in California. 

Among U.S. states, Idaho has the lowest number of active physicians per 100,000 people, while Massachusetts has the highest, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges' recently launched interactive online dashboard. 

CMS allocated 200 new Medicare-funded residency slots to 100 teaching hospitals, according to a Nov. 16 news release from the American Hospital Association.

The Association of American Medical Colleges has launched an interactive online dashboard that combines data previously published in two separate AAMC publications: the Physician Specialty Data Report and the State Physician Workforce Data Report.  

Physicians at Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital narrowly voted against governing documents that could have "punished physicians who criticized the hospital," the Citizen Times reported Nov. 16.