Optum Acquires Houston-Based Physician Group for $2 Billion Optum's network reported to make up over 5% of all U.S. physicians Sep 02, 2022
Chiropractor Gets 4 Years; UTMB Departure Stuns Colleagues; Twitter Misinfo Fail This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 31, 2022
AAP Sets Ground Rules for Preventing Child Abuse in Healthcare Recommendation calls for screening clinicians for child abuse history, teaching boundaries Aug 30, 2022
Bill Aimed at Disciplining Docs for COVID Misinfo Approved by California Legislature If the bill is signed into law, the state would be the first to take such an action Aug 30, 2022
Finding Humanity and Meaning in Medicine Physician-engineer Bryant Lin, MD, on finding a human connection Aug 30, 2022 podcast
ESC Leaders See Hybrid Meetings as the Future The society is also actively looking eastward for future meetings Aug 26, 2022
Mechanic-Turned-Doctor: It's Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams After 25 years in auto repair, Carl Allamby, MD, just became an attending at Cleveland Clinic Aug 25, 2022
Challenges (and Rewards) of Being a Rural Doctor Janet Tamaren, MD, shares her experience working as a physician in Kentucky Aug 23, 2022
A Week of Spending for a Pharmacy Resident in Richmond Making $47.5K Splurging and "ignorant bliss" might mean a budget is in store for this 27-year-old Aug 23, 2022
Many Medical Schools Lack Safeguards to Address, Prevent Faculty Bullying Study finds that only four top schools had protocols to report bullying Aug 23, 2022
From the Edge of Death: A Doctor's Journey Rana Awdish, MD, on her life-changing crisis and seeing the humanity in medicine Aug 23, 2022 podcast
Neurosurgeon Rehired After Allegations of 'Ghost Surgeries' Anil Nanda, MD, also accused of being dishonest about former position during hiring process Aug 18, 2022
Petition to Cut Leana Wen as APHA Speaker Faces Backlash Organization said it stands firmly behind decision to include Wen in meeting lineup Aug 18, 2022
Unnecessary Outpatient Antibiotic Use Endangers Kids Health systems and payers can protect patients by encouraging responsible prescribing Aug 17, 2022
Boston Children's Hospital Threatened Over Kids' Transgender Healthcare False claims about genital surgeries spark threatening messages to hospital staff Aug 17, 2022
Hospital, Contractor Battle Over Anesthesiology Staff Firm's alleged understaffing led hospital to "poach" its clinicians, lawsuits charge Aug 16, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Primary Care Docs Need 27 Hours a Day to Do Their Best Work Simulation study authors say that's "infeasible" and call for team-based care Aug 10, 2022
We're Reacting to Medical Errors the Wrong Way They're systemic problems, not individual Aug 09, 2022
Workers Strike at Medicare, ACA Call Centers Customer service reps at federal contractor say sick time, break policies need to change Aug 09, 2022
Questions About Monkeypox? Duke Experts Offer Answers Testing, up-to-date vax, and fact-based messaging can help manage this public health emergency Aug 09, 2022
Four Steps to De-Escalate With Hostile People How healthcare workers can handle people behaving badly Aug 06, 2022
Cardiologist Summits Mount Everest in Only 3 Weeks Qaisra Saeed, MD, said the feat has made her bolder: "You just have to persist" Aug 04, 2022
Meta, Hospitals Sued for Sharing Private Medical Info The analytics tool "Meta Pixel" allegedly collected and shared medical conditions to target ads Aug 03, 2022
Here's How Abortion Laws Could Impact IVF Some state laws may specify that life begins at fertilization. What does that mean for embryos? Aug 02, 2022
Rising Costs, Inflation Squeeze Physician Margins Two reports paint troubling financial picture, especially for physician-owned practices Aug 02, 2022
Simone Gold, of America's Frontline Doctors, Reports to Federal Prison The doctor's medical license was also placed on inactive status during her incarceration Jul 29, 2022
Public Health Workers Still Face PTSD, Other Mental Health Problems Three quarters of workers surveyed say support for mental health hasn't improved Jul 28, 2022
Normalize Dads Bringing Kids to Doctors' Appointments And having knowledge about their child's health Jul 28, 2022
What We Can Learn From Secretariat After 50 Years Milton Packer imagines what humans can become when we decide to fly Jul 27, 2022
What Is the Narrative You Hear When Faced With Uncertainty? Tips to silence your inner imposter Jul 26, 2022
The Claims Data Dilemma: 4 Things to Consider Providers' need for global claims data remains an ongoing struggle Jul 23, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
