Mark McCaulley, MD, of Steamboat, Colo.-based Yampa Valley Medical Associates will retire from the organization Dec. 27 after 43 years of medical service, Steamboat Pilot & Today reported Dec. 18.
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Race itself can determine cancer treatment effectiveness, study suggests
A recent study found race itself may be an underlying difference in death rates between Black and white patients with head and neck cancers.
CDC issues physician guidance on flu antiviral amid supply issues
In response to reports of shortages, the CDC issued interim guidance Dec. 14 recommending physicians prioritize flu patients at the highest risk of severe disease when treating with the antiviral oseltamivir.
Top 10 healthcare moves from Amazon in 2022
Amazon continued a heavy push into healthcare in 2022, pledging to spend billions of dollars to advance into the sector and launching new health products (even as it discontinued others).
Top 10 oncology stories of 2022
Here are the most-read 10 oncology stories published by Becker’s in 2022, listed in order from most to least popular:
FDA panel to vote on primary COVID-19 shot reboot: 2 vaccine updates
The FDA on Jan. 26 will convene a panel of outside experts to determine whether primary doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be updated to better handle variants.
SurgCenter Development CEO to retire
Stacey Berner, MD, CEO of Palm Coast, Calif.-based SurgCenter Development, will retire in the new year.
Mayo partners with augmented reality medtech company
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has partnered with augmented reality medtech company MediView through a know-how agreement that will work to advance the use of augmented during surgery.
Shuttered Ohio hospital could reopen as medical mall
Massillon, Ohio-based Affinity Medical Center, a 156-bed hospital that closed in 2018, could soon reopen as a medical mall, The Independent reported Dec. 19.
New Texas hospital unlawful, hospital org says: 3 things to know
Edinburg, Texas-based Doctors Hospital at Renaissance has received an exception from CMS to establish a new physician-owned hospital 55 miles away in Brownsville, a move heavily criticized by the Federation of American Hospitals as unlawful.
