The Connecticut Medical Examining Board on Sept. 24 suspended the license of a retired physician who allegedly signed fake COVID-19 vaccine exemption forms.
Integration & Physician Issues
The history of racism in medicine continues to affect healthcare today.
The U.S. currently has 567,384 active specialty physicians, according to 2021 data published by Kaiser Family Foundation Sept. 22.
There are 494,821 active primary care physicians in the U.S., according to 2021 data from Kaiser Family Foundation's published Sept. 22.
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.
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The American Association of Medical Colleges has dedicated a center to addressing health inequities across U.S. communities.
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.
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.
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.
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.