Washington, D.C., has the highest number of practicing physicians per capita, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

Idaho has the fewest practicing physicians per capita, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

James Manazer, MD, the former chief of surgery at Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio, is suing the health system for wrongful termination and defamation, according to an NBC4 report.

A Washington physician has had his license restricted after the state's medical commission found he prescribed ivermectin to five patients for COVID-19, The Chronicle reported July 26. 

While medical school will teach students many of the clinical skills needed to be a physician, there are certain skills, including social skills and communication skills, every student should have in their toolkit when entering medical school, according to a July 27 article on the American Medical Association website.

Patients in Maryland will wait the longest on average before being treated in an emergency room setting, according to a new study conducted by Med.ro and sent to Becker's on July 27 that analyzed the average wait time from when patients arrive at the emergency room to when they are called in to be treated. 

The Association of American Medical Colleges has published its breakdown of U.S. medical school faculty and department chairs by race and ethnicity in 2022, and it shows a lack of Black, Hispanic and Asian representation, according to a July 26 report from Stat News.

Surgical errors, medication errors and anesthesia errors are some of the most common reasons patients sue their physicians, according to an article by law firm Morris James published July 11 on JDSupra. 

The Federation of State Medical Boards has released data from its 2022 Physician Census, which provides a comprehensive compilation of physician license and demographic information. 

As artificial intelligence continues to take off in the healthcare industry, major players, including Apple, are trying their hand at healthcare. Here are eight major updates from the tech giant in healthcare since March 27:  

Congress is urging CMS to finalize a federal regulation that would overhaul prior authorization requirements within Medicare Advantage.

The vast majority of physicians (95 percent) give medical advice to their friends outside of the office, according to a July 20 report from Medscape, which surveyed more than 1,500 physicians across 29 specialties. 

While the average physician will leave medical school with six figures of debt, a number of states offer some type of medical loan forgiveness for physicians based on factors including income and practice setting. 

When considering entering private practice, there are several considerations for physicians to make, including the operational advantages and pitfalls of running your own practice. 

Connecticut has the highest wealth entry threshold for physicians, with earnings needing $952,902 a year in income to be considered part of the "top 1 percent," according to a July 18 report from CNBC. 

Emergency medicine management company American Physician Partners is closing and planning to transition its hospital contracts, according to a July 17 report from Bloomberg. 

Violence against healthcare workers, including threats and attacks, has worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a July 18 report from the American Medical Association. 

Physicians nationwide have expressed concern over CMS' suggested 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease from its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule for 2024.

Only about 47 percent of physicians are "very satisfied" with their current medical specialty, according to a Medscape poll of 949 practitioners. 

Here are 11 major practice data breaches from the first half of 2023: