Samuel Katz, MD, a prominent virologist and pediatrician who helped create the measles vaccine, died Oct. 31 at age 95, The Washington Post reported.

A Medscape report published Nov. 2 shows where physicians stand on some of the year's toughest medical questions surrounding patient care, COVID-19 misinformation and employer relationships. 

Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University introduced the state's first and only college of public health to meet the growing need for skilled health professionals and researchers.

"Burnout" has become a buzzword across hospitals and health systems, a snappy name for the exhaustion, depersonalization and loss of interest dragging down an overexerted workforce. But burnout is more than a well-worn descriptor for tired providers; its effects on the healthcare industry are palpable. 

Advanced practice clinicians received more payments from drug companies compared to medical device companies, while physicians accepted more funds from medical device companies versus drug companies, according to a new study from Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health.

The growth in online education is expected to drive the healthcare education market up 13.7 percent, from $77.74 billion in 2021 to $88.42 billion in 2022, according to a recent analysis from market intelligence firm The Business Research Co.

OB-GYN training programs are facing a catch-22: If they offer abortion training in states where its outlawed, they could be prosecuted. If they don't, they'll risk losing their accreditation and their residents would be ineligible for specialty board certification, The New York Times reported Oct. 27.

The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering whether Sherri Tenpenny, DO, a Cleveland-based osteopathic medicine physician known for spreading vaccine misinformation, should lose her license or face other penalties, cleveland.com reported Oct. 27.

Here are five physician studies covered by Becker's since Oct. 14:

Philadelphia, Pa.-based Gift of Life Donor Program and Penn Medicine have opened a first-of-its-kind donor care center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

A new study finds a direct correlation between working long hours and depression symptoms in first-year medical residents, according to an Oct. 24 analysis from U.S. News & World Report.

The American Academy of Pediatrics found general pediatricians reported a 10 percent increase in burnout between 2011 and 2014. A clinical report, "Physician Health and Wellness" published on the organization's website Oct. 24, provided tips for reducing physicians' stress.

A number of black physicians are resigning or being forced out of medicine due to racial discrimination, ABC News reported Oct. 24.

U.S. workers and professionals are considering alternative options to formal higher education, and the number of students seeking degrees in healthcare reflects the downward trend of overall college enrollment.

When physicians and hospitals are misaligned on decision-making, their performance and resiliency declines. As the majority of physicians in a recent Medscape survey report having no say in management decisions and burnout continues to deplete the workforce, health systems could benefit from increased collaboration with their physicians, leaders from McLeod Health say in an Oct. 19 article for Harvard Business Review. 

Twenty-two physicians offered candid insights on the difficulties of treating patients with disabilities in anonymous focus groups conducted for a study published this month in Health Affairs.

The Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment released a study Oct. 18 highlighting the ongoing physician shortage nationwide.

Los Angeles-based Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science will launch an independent four-year medical degree program after receiving notice of preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

Physicians with a disability are significantly more likely to report mistreatment from patients and co-workers, according to a study published in the October edition of Health Affairs. 

A group of more than 150 Pennsylvania physicians are calling Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, MD, a "major threat to public health," PBS and NPR affiliate WHYY reported Oct. 17.