A physician couple flying to a medical conference saved the life of a fellow passenger in the aisle of a plane en route to Phoenix Oct. 25, according to a Mayo Clinic report.
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Google transformed its logo Dec. 10 to honor the life and work of Robert Koch, MD, a Nobel Prize-winning infectious disease physician who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, cholera and tuberculosis, according to a Google Doodle blog post.
Great Neck, N.Y.-based Northwell Health launched a second health-focused podcast, entitled "Making an MD: Year One," to provide listeners with an in-depth look into the joys and challenges first-year medical students often face, Newsday reports.
One Ventura (Calif.) County Medical Center physician is collecting funds to support his colleagues whose homes were destroyed by the wildfires that have continued to devastate sizeable portions of Southern California since last week, according to CBS Local.
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Crouse Hospital is forming a clinical affiliation with three hospitals in northern New York, according to Syracuse.com.
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While healthcare policy experts and analysts have widely noted the upcoming primary care physician shortage, a new Merritt Hawkins whitepaper reveals that physician shortages will begin to impact physician specialists as well.
A prominent New York trauma surgeon who was found by his young daughter with a knife in his chest at his apartment Sunday afternoon was the subject of a lawsuit by a former NFL football player, according to the New…
When asked about the one piece of advice they would give to themselves early on in their medical career, eight physicians addressed a plethora of topics, including the mental and emotional role medicine can play in one's own health and…
A Florida physician received more than he bargained for when a woman unexpectedly went into labor at a gas station in Merritt Island, Fla., Friday, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Despite some critics' skepticism regarding rating agencies' methodologies, hospitals and health systems take their ratings and grades seriously — so seriously that they may initiate legal action against an agency if they disagree with the rating they were given, as…