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Physician-owned private practices are drying up: AMA

Between 2012 and 2022, physicians working in private practices decreased by 13 percent, an American Medical Association report found.

8th local case of malaria reported in Florida: CDC

Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria, bringing the total to eight in the U.S. since May, NBC News reported July 18.

Stanford physicians rally for higher pay

Resident and fellow physicians of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care, represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents, held a rally July 19 amid contract negotiations.

'Gray market' grows for cancer drugs

Without a clear resolution to the monthslong shortage of life-saving cancer drugs, hospital pharmacy leaders told Becker’s the “gray market” is barging into their emails and phone logs. 

Doylestown Health selling retirement community division for $80.6M

Doylestown (Pa.) Health is selling its Pine Run Retirement Community and related assets to Presbyterian Senior Living in an $80.6 million deal, The Philadelphia Business Journal reported July 19. 

Connecticut to require hospital nurse staffing committees

Beginning Oct. 1, Connecticut hospitals will be required to implement several nurse staffing measures including having organized plans on file, establishing a staffing committee and must meet certain reporting requirements or face civil penalties, acco…

300+ cases of multidrug-resistant shigella seen in US, Europe since April

Since April, 309 cases of shigellosis have been reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, including 106 in the U.S. Most of the cases were caused by multidrug-resistant strains of the shigella bacteria, with transmission prima…

U of Louisville hospital went without power, AC for 12 hours

The University of Louisville (Ky.) Hospital — the sole Level 1 trauma facility in the region — was without power for more than 12 hours July 15, the Louisville Courier Journal reported.

Study links readmissions to discharge process: 6 takeaways

Patients who have had vascular surgeries are often readmitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons — often preventable — more often than patients who undergo different types of surgeries. These readmissions could be largely avoided if other aspects…

Texas hospital taps CFO

Memorial Medical Center in Port Lavaca, Texas, has named Steve Brock CFO, according to local newspaper The Port Lavaca Wave.