Internal medicine boasts the highest number of physicians of any specialty, according to the Association of American Medical College’s “2022 Physician Specialty Data Report.”
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4 legislators prod J&J for answers over Tylenol, Motrin shortages
As the shortage of children’s pain medications continues, four Massachusetts lawmakers questioned Johnson & Johnson, the largest U.S. pharmaceutical company by revenue, about its supply of Tylenol and Motrin in a letter sent Jan. 12.
8 health system IT execs named to CHIME associations
Several health system leaders have been named to College of Healthcare Information Management Executives boards overseeing health IT, cybersecurity and data analytics, the organizations said Jan. 12.
Gastroenterology gains 1,128 physicians over 5 years
Gastroenterology gained 1,128 active physicians from 2016 to 2021, according to the Association of American Medical College’s “Physician Specialty Data Report.”
Why ASCs are expected to see 'continued growth' in 2023
Several healthcare leaders see a bright future for ASCs and expect the market to grow in 2023.
Beth Israel Lahey taps hospital president
Al Campbell, RN, has been named president of Winchester (Mass.) Hospital by Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health.
Researchers find gene driving common lung cancer — and a possible way to slow it
New York City-based NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center researchers identified a gene that drives the development of the second most common type of lung cancer, and a way to improve treatment.
Teams may be sluggish entering 2023: here's why
At many workplaces, leaders view the new year as a fresh start. But those expectations should be managed, as teams may not be plowing ahead at full speed in early January, Korn Ferry reported.
Algorithm can improve end-of-life care for cancer patients
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine researchers recently found that a machine-learning algorithm that predicts mortality risk in cancer patients quadrupled the rates of end-of-life care conversations with patients.
The reproducibility issues hindering healthcare AI
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence, but researchers fear that these tools face a reproducibility crisis, according to a Jan. 9 article from Nature.
