In a study involving 5,023 actions against the licenses of U.S. physicians, 76.3 percent were related to substance abuse, according to findings published June 3 in JAMA Health Forum.
Integration & Physician Issues
The American Academy of Physician Assistants has officially changed its name to the American Academy of Physician Associates as part of a larger rebranding effort for the profession, but the association is not advising PAs to use the new term…
Healthcare access and substance/opioid abuse are among physicians' top five social issues in the country, according to a new Medscape report.
NYC Health + Hospitals announced June 6 more than $3 million in total loan forgiveness grants for 26 physicians who commit to continue serving the city's public hospital system.
UnitedHealth Group's fastest-growing subsidiary, Optum, has made waves within the healthcare industry through its big-budget acquisitions over the past year. Should all of its in-process deals go through, the company will shell out over $7.6 billion for acquisitions, expecting to…
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Two talented physicians, a patient who sacrificed his life and a selfless receptionist were the four people killed June 1 in a shooting inside a medical office building on the Saint Francis Health System campus in Tulsa, Okla.
NYU Langone Health's Transplant Institute in New York City is expanding its liver transplant program with the addition of three physicians and surgeons.
Students who reported mistreatment and discrimination in the first two years of medical school were more likely to leave school, according to a study published May 31 in JAMA Pediatrics.
The temperature on the day of a blood test can affect certain results, such as cholesterol levels. These effects can play a large role in physicians' treatment decisions, according to researchers at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
As the public pushes off COVID-19 restrictions, physicians are feeling uneasy and increasingly turn to their places of work for safety, writes Danielle Ofri, MD, who practices at New York City-based Bellevue Hospital in The Atlantic May 22.