Caleb Johnson, 18, posted a video on Facebook Tuesday asking people to help him get in touch with a Texas nurse who saved his life after he suffered critical injuries in a car accident that killed both his parents and…
Integration & Physician Issues
Local government officials' plan to end inpatient care at Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital has Nashville-based Meharry Medical College medical residents worried about the future of their education, Nashville Public Radio reports.
At least 3,085 employees at general medical and surgical hospitals filed claims of sexual harassment with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission between fiscal years 1995 and 2016, according to a BuzzFeed News investigation.
At least a dozen of the 500 physicians Avanir Pharmaceuticals reportedly paid to speak or consult about one of its medications were found to have been disciplined by state medical boards regarding allegations of illegal or inappropriate prescribing, among other…
The city of Las Vegas has a comprehensive emergency plan designed to send a manageable amount of patients to each of the city's hospitals during a crisis, but because unaware bystanders transported victims of the Oct. 1 shooting on their…
P. Roy Vagelos, MD, former president, CEO and chairman of Merck, and his wife, Diana, donated $250 million to New York City-based Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons to fund an endowment to cover the costs of attending medical…
Nearly one-third of healthcare providers are dissatisfied with the prices their patients pay for care while only 13 percent of patients were dissatisfied, revealing a gap in how patients and physicians view healthcare value, according to a recent University of…
As mass shootings continue to plague the U.S., Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) brought in police officers to simulate a live shooter situation Saturday, according to WPSD.
Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital is creating a fellowship program to train surgeons and other clinicians in gender affirmation procedures, according to CBS Philly.
The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department allegedly illegally hired several physicians whose medical licenses had been revoked in other states or who have had multiple malpractice claims made against them, according to USA Today.