Being part of a minority group opens medical students up to greater mistreatment than their peers, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

A med school class elective that turns pediatric residents' parenting of their own infants into a structured training program has succeeded in giving residents more time with their newborns while alleviating the stress of lost income.

Limiting the number of consecutive hours first-year resident physicians can work to 16 resulted in "meaningful improvements" in the safety and health of the residents, according to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine.

"Fatphobia" is a persistent issue in the medical field that is fueled — in part — by modern medical apparel brands, one physician wrote in an column for STAT.

It's easy for physicians to identify the meaningless tasks that contribute to burnout — many of which are related to EHR use. However, few are empowered to speak up about these burdens, according to a blog post from the American Medical Association.

In a few short weeks, more than 45,000 healthcare IT professionals will gather in Orlando for HIMSS20, an opportunity to connect, collaborate and learn about the latest innovations that promise to transform healthcare technology and patient care.

Delaying medical school until one's late 20s offers numerous personal and financial benefits for physicians, Monya De, MD, a Los Angeles-based internist, wrote in an op-ed for STAT.

The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., erroneously emailed 364 letters of acceptance to students seeking admission.

The first portion of the exam medical school graduates are required to take before going into residency will be graded pass/fail beginning in 2022.

Most depressed emergency physicians say that they are "easily exasperated with patients" as a result of their depression, according to a new Medscape report.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System created a $10 million tuition fund to grow its own workforce amid current labor market challenges, according to The Advocate, a Louisiana news outlet.

Annual performance reviews for physicians often use counterproductive performance metrics that do not align with healthcare organizations' main values and strategic goals, according to Medscape.

Harvard Medical School faculty will vote Feb. 12 on an advisory resolution to divest the university's endowment tied to fossil fuel companies and "declare a climate crisis," according to student newspaper The Harvard Crimson.

The new strain of coronavirus has sickened 45,206 and resulted in 1,117 deaths worldwide, and healthcare workers caring for these patients face a high risk of contracting the infection themselves.

Major hospitals and health systems backed a bill in Pennsylvania to give nurse practitioners full practice authority, the Elwood City Ledger reports.

Only 36 percent of hospitals in Texas have reported a physician to HHS' National Practitioner Data Bank, meant to track healthcare professionals who do not meet professional standards, reports ABC affiliate WFAA.

A physician with Daly City, Calif.-based Seton Medical Center, which is at risk of closing, is speaking out against the billionaire owner who promised to revive the facility, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 

Texas' physician population has been increasing at a record pace for the past decade, according to new data from the Texas Medical Association.

Coastal Medical, an independent primary care provider with more than 500 employees, plans to join Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan.

Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth (Texas) plans to launch a residency training program in 2021 to help address the area's physician shortage.