The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners has suspended a physician’s license due to his mishandling of a high-risk twin pregnancy and birth, effective immediately.
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10 top-paying travel nurse specialties
In July, registered nurse travel jobs in the cardiac progressive care unit received the highest pay, according to one new analysis.
5 fastest-, slowest-growing physician specialities
Psychiatrists have the fastest projected growth for physicians while pediatricians have the slowest.
Tampa General donates $25M to USF, gets naming rights
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has gained new naming rights to the University of South Florida’s Center for Athletic Excellence through a $25 million gift.
Sound Physicians taps former Summit Health-CityMD CEO as new leader
Tacoma, Wash.-based Sound Physicians has named Jeff Alter as CEO. He succeeds Robert Bessler, MD, who founded the company in 2001 and will continue to advise on its board of directors.
Dexcom: glucose monitoring doubles when diabetics take weight loss drugs
Type 2 diabetes patients who take a GLP-1 such as Ozempic or Wegovy are associated with higher usage of continuous glucose monitors, Dexcom said Sept. 5, according to an Investor’s Business Daily report.
Common cold infections may prime some for long COVID
Patients with autoimmune rheumatoid disease who have more antibodies specific to the common cold may be more likely to develop long COVID-19, according to new research published Sept. 6 in Science Translational Medicine.
Gen Z's healthcare views could reshape medical care, public health: Study
A nationwide poll of Generation Z Americans conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Health Justice found that the majority of people, despite political affiliation, agree that healthcare is a basic human right.
Keep 'doctor' title for physicians only, AMA and CMA urge
The long-standing debate on non-physicians using the term “doctor” is being highlighted in California after two advocacy organizations filed a court document in connection with a current case where nurse practitioners want to be referred to as doctors.
Northwell operating margin more than triples to 1.8%
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health posted an operating income of $146.6 million (1.8 percent margin) in the six months ended June 30, up from $40.8 million (0.5 percent margin) during the same period last year, according to financial documents …
