The American College of Physicians has launched an initiative to address firearm injury and violence as a public health issue.

Physician assistants in Washington received the highest average annual wage, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey. 

Of the malpractice suits filed against dermatologists between 2011 and 2022, half were related to accidental injuries, according to an April 24 report from Medscape. 

Lafayette (La.) Physical Rehabilitation Hospital and its parent company, Acadiana Management Group, have agreed to pay $1.2 million, and physician Carolyn Smith, MD, has agreed to pay $575,000 to settle false claims allegations, according to an April 24 report from ABC affiliate KATC.

A Los Angeles man has been charged with falsely claiming to be a licensed physician and practicing medicine on thousands of patients.

Former physician Jason Dreyer, DO, has agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to settle allegations he performed medically unnecessary neurosurgeries, according to an April 24 news report from CBS affiliate KEPR.

Two Texas-based nurses have been sentenced to prison for their role in a $1.5 million fraud scheme, the state attorney general said in an April 25 news release. 

From lawsuits and litigation to criminal charges and fraud, here are 10 physician legal cases Becker's has covered since April 5:

Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., is seeking legal action against the Committee of Interns and Residents, which represents resident physicians and fellows at the hospital, according to an April 20 report from DCist.

Iowa physician Amanda Moreno, DO, has sued her former employer Mahaska Health Partnership for alleged discrimination, according to an April 19 report from the Iowa Capital Dispatch.

Former physician Julian Omidi has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for defrauding private health insurance companies through his connection to the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band surgery business.

The number of MD and DO applicants who matched to a first-year residency program in 2023 reached 81.1 percent this year, up 2 percent from the previous year, according to an April 16 press release from The Compass, a research publication from healthcare technology company Trilliant Health.

Washington, D.C., physician Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, MD, was charged and arrested for alleged unlawful distribution of opioids in exchange for cash.

Twenty-one percent of physicians cite the amount of rules and regulations as the most challenging part of their job, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023."

Pedro Villablanca, MD, and Brian O'Neill, MD, completed the first minimally-invasive valve replacement procedure in the U.S. using the new LuX-Valve Plus device.

Mississippi is the worst state for children's healthcare, according to personal finance website WalletHub's "Best & Worst States for Children's Health Care" list for 2023. 

Massachusetts is the best state for children's healthcare, according to personal finance website WalletHub's "Best & Worst States for Children's Health Care" list for 2023. 

Texas physician Oscar Lightner, MD, was convicted April 11 for operating a "pill mill" clinic and unlawfully prescribing over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash payments.

President Joe Biden signed legislation to end the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Primary care physician group and managed services organization Better Health Group has opened its 100th clinic.