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Worst states for physicians over the last 5 years 

New York and Rhode Island consistently rank low on financial website WalletHub’s annual list of worst states for physicians. 

5 healthcare C-suite leaders on how private equity is 'reshaping the industry'

The value of healthcare private equity deals in 2021 was 378 percent higher than that of 2012, and many executives say that trend is here to stay. 

Viewpoint: 3 ways to improve the nurse-physician relationship

From staffing shortages to burnout, multiple factors have damaged the nurse-physician dynamic over the last few years — but that relationship can be fixed, Angel Mena, MD, and Ali Morin, MSN, RN, wrote in an article on MedPage Today’s KevinMD.

Johns Hopkins spinoff launches GI cancer detection test

Previse, a health research company developed by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, has launched its first laboratory-developed test, Esopredict, for the detection of esophageal cancer. 

RedHill launches warranty program for GI medication

Biopharmaceutical company RedHill has launched a money-back warranty program for its Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy, Talicia. 

Pennsylvania hospital agrees not to 'medically deport' comatose woman

A comatose woman will not be sent to the Dominican Republic by the Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest administration, The Morning Call reported March 10.

Pennsylvania hospital agrees not to 'medically deport' comatose woman

A comatose woman will not be sent to the Dominican Republic by the Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest administration, The Morning Call reported March 10.

Kansas health system taps CEO

Meade, Kan.-based Artesian Valley Health System has named Dawn Unruh, MSN, RN, its next CEO. 

Workers at California hospital hold strike

Members of UE Local 1004 held a strike March 20 at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Calif., according to The Santa Clarita Valley Signal.

Computer-aided colonoscopy doesn't always increase adenoma detection: study

Artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopies may not result in improved adenoma detection, according to a study published March 9 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.