Pittsburgh-based UPMC chaplain and nurse Daniel Leger, RN, was in critical condition late Oct. 27 after a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pa., according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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A Louisiana State University Shreveport spokesperson confirmed a medical school professor has returned to staff after being arrested on obscenity charges in August, according to KTBS-3 News.
Glendale, Calif.-based USC Verdugo Hills Hospital's decision to exclusively contract with a sole physician group for its intensive care unit has elicited concern and debate from physicians on the hospital's medical staff, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care officially opened the state's second trauma recovery center during a ceremony at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., on Oct. 29.
Under a new program at Naples (Fla.) Community Hospital, some patients will lose the ability to select their own physicians for treatment, reports Wink News.
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Jerry Rabinowitz, MD, was among the at least 11 people killed after a man opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pa., early Oct. 27, according to NBC News.
As we near the end of 2018, budgets are finalized, and medical providers reflect on the year’s performance.
Three new medical schools are coming to Texas and Oklahoma — one of which will be formed through a first-of-its-kind partnership.
The medical license of George Tyndall, MD, a former University of Southern California gynecologist, is in jeopardy after formal state allegations of negligence and sexual misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Nearly three-quarters, or 72 percent, of physicians have a financial tie to a drug, device or related company, according to a survey from The Dartmouth Institute.