Category: ROOT

How COVID-19 affected cancer screening

Ohio State University and Indiana University researchers took a closer look at delays in cancer screenings brought on by COVID-19, revealing that as high as 36 percent of certain screenings were delayed.

20 recent studies to know

20 studies to know that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 30: 

Can money buy happiness? Comparing physicians' salaries, burnout levels

Although the role of physician was ranked the 13th best job for 2023, 53 percent of providers said they are burned out and 23 reported experiencing depression, according to a survey published Jan. 27 by Medscape.

Bragging at work has its benefits

Nobody wants to be seen as a “bragger,” but it is important to advocate for oneself and take credit on the job, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Johns Hopkins names chief nursing information officer

April Saathoff, DNP, RN, has been named vice president and chief nursing information officer at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine.

U of Minnesota staff, students rally against Fairview, Sanford merger

More than 50 students and medical professionals from the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota rallied Feb. 3 to protest the proposed merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services, according to the Pioneer Press. 

Essentia Health shifts market president

Essentia Health, based in Duluth, Minn., has named Bill Heegaard, MD, president of its East market. 

Top states for workforce development, ranked by region

Site Selection Magazine, a business publication covering corporate real estate and economic development, has released its 2023 regional workforce development rankings. 

6 recent moves in an ASC hot spot

Texas, one of the best states to open an ASC, has had six major ASC updates since Jan. 10:

Appeals court tosses Missouri physician's 'pill mill' convictions 

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the convictions of Shakeel Kahn, MD, a physician who had been convicted of unlawfully prescribing opioids, Bloomberg Law reported Feb. 3.