Data breaches in healthcare have boomed in recent years, as technology advances and becomes more integral to the medical field. Here are five numbers about the frequency and severity of ...

Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser has signed the Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Act of 2024, removing collaboration requirements for all advanced practice registered nurses, ...

Orthopedic surgery is the physician specialty with the largest pay gaps between men and women in 2023, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report." The report, published May 23, draws ...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has tapped Binita Kamath as its chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition.

Optum is the largest employer of physicians in the U.S. with 90,000 affiliated physicians. It has 2,200 primary and specialty care offices in 16 states. Walgreens-owned VillageMD operates 680 clinics ...

Artificial intelligence may help engage underserved patients with colonoscopy screenings, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2024 annual meeting. An AI ...

Here are two proposed ASCs that have faced opposition in May: ...

Idaho was named the worst state for physicians to practice twice in the past five years by Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice reports from 2019-24. The annual report examines physician ...

Here are three updates on physicians' wrongful termination lawsuits in the last month: 1. A jury ruled in favor of Scott Lynch, MD, who alleged he was wrongfully fired from Penn State Athletics. Dr.

Washington (Pa.) Health System finalized its merger with Pittsburgh-based UPMC one year after the two health systems announced plans to affiliate. Washington Health System's two campuses will now be ...

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has opened a new expanded heart and vascular center in Bemidji, Minn., according to a May 31 report from The Bemidji Pioneer. The expansion has added a third ...

Infectious disease physicians are the least happy of all physician specialists when it comes to compensation rates, according to Medscape's 2024 "Compensation Report," published in May. Infectious ...