Category: ASC News

Man arrested for driving car through 2 medical buildings: Police

A Kingsley, Mich., man was arrested on suspicion of driving his pickup truck into Copper Ridge Surgery Center, Munson Medical Center and four other buildings in Traverse City, Mich., the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported Sept. 9.

The 7 best medical schools in Texas

U.S. News & World Report has named its top medical schools for primary care in 2024, including seven institutions in Texas that made the top 100. 

10 states that vaccinate the most, least

Massachusetts is the state with the highest vaccination rate, while Mississippi has the lowest, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

4 of 10 most in-demand US jobs are in healthcare

The most in-demand healthcare job paying over $100,000 is clinical psychologist, according to a Sept. 10 report from CNBC based on research from job search platform Ladders. 

Kentucky nurse accused of replacing morphine with water, food coloring

Registered nurse Abigail Hall has been accused of stealing morphine from a Lawrenceburg, Ky.-based facility and replacing it with a mixture of water and blue food coloring, according to a Sept. 5 report from the Lexington Herald Leader.

UCLA physician awarded $600K in retaliation lawsuit

Los Angeles County has been ordered to pay more than $600,000 to Los Angeles-based Harbor-UCLA Medical Center physician and professor Timothy Jang, MD, after he alleged he suffered retaliation for reporting racist actions by another physician and compl…

Starting salary growth slows

After years of growth, wages for new recruits has declined in recent months, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 21. 

Starting salary growth slows

After years of growth, wages for new recruits has declined in recent months, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 21. 

11 hospitals, health systems hit by data breaches in 4 weeks

More than 40 million patients’ medical information has been involved in data breaches so far this year; at this rate, 2023 will break the record for most individuals affected in breaches.

6 COVID updates

Here are six updates on COVID-19 as cases increase nationwide: