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Physician burnout hits 5-year low
Physician burnout rates have dropped below 45% for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a May 1 report from the American Medical Association. The AMA’s Organizational Biopsy report surveyed 18,000 physicians across 43 states and more than 100 health systems. According to the most recent report, 43.2% of physicians reported experiencing […]
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Physicians and retirement: 9 things to know
Female physicians and physicians under 40 plan to retire at an earlier age than their male and senior counterparts, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Ambitions for Life After Practicing: Medscape Physicians and Retirement Report,” published May 2. Medscape surveyed 7,322 practicing physicians in the U.S. for the annual report. Physicians across more than 29 specialties participated […]
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The 25 best CRNA schools in the US
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., has been named the top CRNA school in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Grad School” rankings. Each university was given a score from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Read more […]
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AGA, MATTER partner to launch GI incubator
The American Gastroenterological Association has partnered with healthcare startup incubator MATTER to launch an inaugural incubator focused on GI startups. The program will support startups that specialize in transforming the patient experience, advancing diagnostics and accelerating therapies for digestive diseases, according to a May 1 press release. The initiative aims to address chronic GI conditions […]
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5 patent battles to know
Here are five cases of companies tied up in device and drug patent litigation since the beginning of 2025: 1. NuVasive infringed five patents from a spine surgeon, a jury determined in April. The jury ruled that screw assemblies from the Reline, Armada and VuePoint lines infringe combinations of five patents from Roger Jackson, MD. […]
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Florida hospitals sue Leapfrog for ‘rigged’ safety ratings
Five Palm Beach, Fla.-based hospitals, Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, West Boca Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center have filed a legal complaint against The Leapfrog Group. The complaint, filed April 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that the organization’s […]
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CRNA group honors New Hampshire congressperson
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has awarded U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., with its National Health Leadership Award for 2025. Established in 1992, the award is bestowed to individuals working in the federal government on national health policy issues, according to a May 1 news release. Mr. Pappas, who has represented New Hampshire’s 1st […]
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Bipartisan bill to cap co-pays at ASCs debuts
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Robert Menendez Jr., D-N.J., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and John Larson, D-Conn., have introduced a bill that would cap co-pays at ASCs. The Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act of 2025 would benefit Medicare patients utilizing the over 6,300 Medicare-certified ASCs nationwide by saving them from high out-of-pocket expenses, according to an […]
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Senate committee passes Illinois anesthesia time limit bill
A bill that would ban anesthesia time limits in the state of Illinois has unanimously passed another hurdle, according to an April 30 report from WAND. The bill was proposed in January by Republican Illinois state Rep. Bill Hauter, MD, in response to a policy floated by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in November 2024 […]
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UCLA receives $25M to establish new GI center
Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has been gifted $25 million from UCLA alumna and former chair of the UCLA Foundation board Shirley Wang and her husband, Walter, for its new digestive health center. The UCLA Walter and Shirley Wang Center for Integrative Digestive Health will offer comprehensive care, support and guidance for patients and families with […]
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