The Oregon Academy of Family Physicians raised concerns in a March 4 letter to the state merger oversight office, the Oregon Health Authority, over the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University's proposed acquisition of Legacy Health, also in Portland, The…
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James Dahle, MD, fell victim to real estate investment fraud in 2017. Now, he is helping other physicians avoid the same fate with The White Coat Investor, a financial literacy website for physicians, Medscape reported March 6.
Hector Granados, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist in El Paso, Texas, denies accusations that he violated the state's ban on providing gender-affirming care to minors, El Paso Matters reported Feb. 4.
A bill introduced by Gov. Kim Reynolds to address Iowa's physician shortages and lack of rural healthcare accessibility was advanced by state lawmakers The Gazette reported Feb. 25.
The landscape of medical education and residency training is evolving rapidly, driven by economic pressures, workforce shortages and changing educational priorities.
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A judge in Indiana has temporarily blocked the release of abortion records, ruling that the state health department cannot disclose records known as terminated pregnancy reports for at least 10 days, the The Indianapolis Star reported Feb. 20.
A group of physicians in South Carolina claim that exceptions in the state's abortion ban are too vague and infringe on their religious beliefs in a federal lawsuit, the Arkansas Advocate reported Feb. 10.
Doctors for America has filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management and other federal health agencies for removing webpages from healthcare websites.
Physicians with GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality, an LGBTQ+ physician association, has joined seven families with transgender or nonbinary children, the American Associate of Physicians for Human Rights and PFLAG, a national LGBTQ+ group, as plaintiffs in a lawsuit…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to protect the identities of physicians who prescribe abortion-inducing medications.