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To promote health equity, medical associations are embracing restorative justice
The history of racism in medicine continues to affect healthcare today. -
Number of specialty physicians, by state: KFF
The U.S. currently has 567,384 active specialty physicians, according to 2021 data published by Kaiser Family Foundation Sept. 22. -
Number of primary care physicians, by state: KFF
There are 494,821 active primary care physicians in the U.S., according to 2021 data from Kaiser Family Foundation's published Sept. 22. -
Mississippi physicians form 'medical freedom' group, fueling COVID-19 misinformation online
A group of physicians from Mississippi formed an anti-vaccine-mandate group that shares misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Sept. 20 report by ABC 11. -
Medical colleges create center to tackle health inequities
The American Association of Medical Colleges has dedicated a center to addressing health inequities across U.S. communities. -
Viewpoint: Systemic overhaul needed to support physician mental health
Hospitals and health systems must take responsibility for physician mental health and establish initiatives and resources to improve well-being, according to an op-ed published Sept. 19 by The Hill. -
Ohio renews license of physician who says COVID-19 vaccines magnetize recipients
The State Medical Board of Ohio has renewed the license of prominent anti-vaccine advocate and osteopathic medicine physician Sherri Tenpenny, DO, according to the Ohio Capital Journal. -
Oregon physician who spread COVID-19 misinformation gets license revoked
A physician from Oregon had his medical license revoked and was fined $10,000 for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and refusing to wear a mask in his medical practice. -
To bring more Black men into healthcare, advocates turn to sports
Developing a strong athletics-to-medicine pipeline could encourage more Black men to become healthcare providers, supporters of the strategy say, according to the nonprofit publication Undark. -
Family of ER physician who died by suicide lobbies for clinician mental health bill
Family members of a New York City emergency room physician who died by suicide last year are pushing for federal legislation to address the nation's physician burnout crisis, The Washington Post reported Sept. 15. -
Physicians in 4 states expected to face most competition
Physicians in four Northeastern states are projected to face the most competition by 2028, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. -
California medical group grows to 4,200 physicians
San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group will grow to more than 4,220 physicians with the addition of NorthBay Medical Group providers in October. -
Slow or empty threat? Physicians linked to misinformation still have licenses despite boards' warnings
Despite warnings from several national medical boards saying physicians who spread vaccine misinformation could lose their medical licenses, many are still in practice, a Sept. 14 NPR report found. -
One physician's case for refusing to treat unvaccinated patients in person
A family medicine physician has given the nearly 3,000 patients of her independent practice in South Miami a deadline of Sept. 15 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or terminate their patient-physician relationship, the Miami Herald reports. -
Physicians critical of Arkansas hospital's switch to new staffing agency
Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado has selected a new provider of hospitalist and emergency department physician services despite objections from physicians, according to the El Dorado News-Times. -
The Stigma of Opioid Addiction Must Change; TeleMAT is Making it Happen
Far too many Americans possess a negative stereotype about opioid addiction. -
2 Boston physicians killed in plane crash
Two Boston physicians were among the four people killed in a small plane crash in Connecticut on Sept. 2, according to The Boston Globe. -
Six Myths About Treating Opioid Addiction with Telemedicine and MAT
Although much of the nation’s attention has been devoted to the coronavirus pandemic, the opioid epidemic is also ravaging our nation. -
Florida hospital removes physician who charged $50 for mask opt-out letters
Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fla., removed an emergency room physician who was selling parents mask opt-out letters for their school children, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. -
Florida physicians convene, urge unvaccinated to get COVID-19 shots
About 75 physicians from numerous hospitals and medical groups in Palm Beach County, Fla., assembled outside a medical office Aug. 23 to encourage the community to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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