Upland, Pa.-based Crozer-Chester Medical Center's surgical residency program's accreditation has been removed by the ACGME, with the program needing to close by Jan. 12. 

Many hospitals have a culture that too often neglects incarcerated patients' rights and leads to worse outcomes, Dan Resnick, MD, an internal medicine resident at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, and Mark Spencer, MD, an internal medicine physician at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, wrote in an opinion piece published on Medpage Today on Jan. 6.

Continuing COVID-19 research, other emerging disease threats, and questions about just when the next pandemic may strike as well as concern over the nation's preparedness for it are still top of mind for many healthcare professionals. But in a field where emergencies happen daily, and drastic changes can occur overnight, will these unceasing aspects translate into medical education curriculums fast enough? 

Two-way communication is the key to physician relationships at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health.

Clinicians have long adhered to 98.6 degrees as the standard, healthy human temperature, but recent research suggests it's more commonly between 97.3 and 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit. As such, health professionals should move away from the traditional temperature benchmark to provide optimal care for patients, The Washington Post reported Dec. 25.

In wake of a rampant workforce shortage, an aging patient population and provider-employer disputes, many hospitals and health systems have been pulling out all the stops just to break even. 

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center's bariatric surgery center in Neptune Township, N.J., is the first in the state to receive comprehensive adolescent and obesity medicine qualifications from a joint Quality Program led by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

If 2023 taught us anything, it's to not underestimate the power of Barbie. The iconic doll could serve as a valuable tool to inspire the next generation of physicians and scientists — though tweaks are needed to provide a more authentic and clinically accurate perception of the profession, according to research published Dec. 18 in The BMJ.

The best way to stay on course is to really understand the headwinds, Jill Kalman, MD, executive vice president, chief medical officer and physician-in-chief at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, told Becker's.

Despite the headwinds facing healthcare systems, many leaders are finding that things stay the same as much as they change.

More than one-third of academic physicians reported that they intend to leave their current institution within the next two years, according to a cross-sectional survey of 18,719 in the role at 15 academic-affiliated health systems.

Nephrology is expected to have the most growth in demand for physicians through 2036 while neonatology is expected to have the least, according to Health Resources and Services Administration data.

Lewiston, Idaho-based Lewis-Clark State College and Boise-based Idaho State University partnered to expand physician assistant training across the state.

Cancer care centers begin and end with their patients, and they should not move so fast they forget the service side of things, Ken Chaij, executive director of the oncology service line at Kettering (Ohio) Health, told Becker's.

Medscape's 2023 report on physician retirement found most said they expected or hoped to retire from medicine by their mid-or late 60s. Still, there were variations among genders and ages.

Leaders at high-volume emergency departments are finding new ways to eliminate care gaps while reducing unnecessary visits.

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.