A patient died at a plastic surgery center in Plantation, Fla., after an OB-GYN was used as an unlicensed anesthesiologist, the Tampa Bay Times reported Nov. 15.
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Healthcare employment in 20 numbers
Healthcare employment has fluctuated in recent years amid changing economic circumstances and as workers departed their roles for various reasons.
Novartis considers selling ophthalmology business: Report
Global healthcare company Novartis is in the early stages of preparing to sell its ophthalmology business, according to a Nov. 16 report from Bloomberg.
Google’s healthcare ambitions: 6 recent moves
From inking a partnership with EHR vendor Epic to piloting its clinical search tool at two health systems, Google is continuing its push into the healthcare industry. Here are six recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker’s.
75% of cardiology awards given to white individuals: 5 notes
Researchers found that professional societies in cardiology are more likely to award men and white individuals than women and minority groups, tctMD reported Nov. 15.
Physicians: Tolerating bullying is not part of the job — here are 3 ways to stop it
Harassment and bullying are not new to medicine, but they have been on the rise the last few years — especially among female and minority physicians, according to a Nov. 16 American Medical Association article.
CommonSpirit reports $227M quarterly loss: 6 details
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health reported a multimillion-dollar operating loss and tightening margins for the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year, ending Sept. 30.
Michigan hospital adds wide MRI equipment to ease patient anxiety
Sparrow Clinton Hospital in St. Johns, Mich., has added wide bore MRI equipment to give patients more room and ease anxiety about undergoing a scan.
PeaceHealth reports $82M loss amid expense increase, lower investment return
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth reported an increased quarterly loss totaling $82.2 million as expenses rose and investment returns dwindled. That figure, which covers the three months leading up to Sept. 30, marks another sharp downturn for the com…
Patients struggling to find diabetes drug popularized on TikTok, Baptist Health South Florida says
A prescription drug intended to help people with diabetes and help with long-term weight management is experiencing shortages because of its popularization as a weight loss drug on TikTok.
