Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Dr. Gabriela Salvador named CEO of Maternova

    Hayley DeSilva -
    Maternova, a marketplace for innovative maternal and neonatal medical products, has selected Gabriela Salvador, MD, as its new CEO and member of its board of directors. 

  2. Dr. Nicole Lohr appointed as chair of ACC board of governors

    Hayley DeSilva -
    Nicole Lohr, MD, is now chair for the American College of Cardiology Board of Governors and a secretary of the organization's board of trustees. 

  3. Dr. Elsie Taveras to join Boston board of public health

    Hayley DeSilva -
    Elsie Taveras, MD, chief community health and health equity officer for Boston-based Mass General Brigham health system, has been appointed to the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health. 

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  1. Oklahoma bill would let governor choose medical board members

    Hayley DeSilva -
    A proposed bill would allow Oklahoma's governor to directly appoint members of the board that decides who gets a license to practice medicine in the state and regulates physicians, NPR affiliate KOSU reported March 6. 

  2. Medical groups to CMS: Restart disputed No Surprises Act payment determinations

    Amelia Ickes -
    Several medical associations are urging CMS to resume independent dispute resolution payment determinations.

  3. Physicians in California, Texas need direct government loan by May 1 for forgiveness

    Amelia Ickes -
    Physicians in California and Texas must have a direct government loan or consolidate their loans into a direct loan by May 1 to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, according to a March 6 news release from the California Medical Association.

  4. Columbia University launches program to support biomedical research with $175M gift

    Amelia Ickes -
    Columbia University in New York City has received a $175 gift to establish the Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research.

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  1. OhioHealth partners with Privia Health

    Amelia Ickes -
    Privia Health has formed a strategic partnership with Columbus-based OhioHealth to launch Privia Medical Group-Ohio. 

  2. Baltimore Ravens physician named outstanding NFL physician

    Amelia Ickes -
    Andrew Tucker, MD, has been named outstanding team physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society.

  3. Why this physician is worried about consolidation

    Patsy Newitt -
    As healthcare increasingly consolidates, some healthcare leaders are worried about the effect on patient care. 

  4. Dr. Mark Hyman to join Fountain Life's medical advisory board

    Hayley DeSilva -
    Fountain Life, a preventive healthcare artificial intelligence company, has appointed Mark Hyman, MD, to its medical advisory board. 

2 tech leaders on Orlando VA Medical Center's path to innovation

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  1. VillageMD acquires primary care group Starling Physicians, adds 30 locations

    Amelia Ickes -
    Walgreens-backed VillageMD has continued its expansion into the Northeast through its acquisition of Starling Physicians, a primary care and multispecialty physician group in Connecticut.

  2. Dr. Vladimir Kalinichenko to lead Phoenix Children's Research Institute

    Amelia Ickes -
    Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD, has been selected to serve as director of the Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.

  3. Spring Health appoints Dr. Mill Brown chief medical officer

    Amelia Ickes -
    Mill Brown, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Spring Health, the developer of a digital mental healthcare platform.

  4. CVS chief medical officer named chair-elect for American Telemedicine Association board of directors

    Claire Wallace -
    Sree Chaguturu, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer at CVS Health, has been named chair-elect of the American Telemedicine Association's board of directors, according to a March 6 report from MarketScreener.

  5. Harvard professor to lead JAMA Internal Medicine

    Paige Haeffele -
    Sharon Inouye, MD, has been named editor-in-chief of JAMA Internal Medicine.

  6. 10 Ways to Improve Gender Equity in the Workplace

    Deb Schoenthaler, executive director of Physician Performance -
    March is Women's History Month, and it's a good time for female leaders to think about how they can support women in the workplace and promote greater equality.

  7. 1 in 4 Massachusetts physicians plan to leave the medical field

    Hayley DeSilva -
    A quarter of Massachusetts physicians are planning to leave medicine in coming years, according to the Massachusetts Medical Society's "Supporting MMS Physicians' Well-Being Report." 

  8. 2 medical schools receive grants to improve health access

    Amelia Ickes -
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., has received four grants from the Duke Endowment totaling over $1.1 million to improve health in communities across the state.

  9. New York physician receives medal of heroism for cardiac response at Buffalo Bills game

    Amelia Ickes -
    Kevin McGee, DO, was the recipient of the Axon Rise Awards' Jack Cover Medal of Heroism for his response to a cardiac arrest at a Buffalo Bills game, according to a March 2 report from WKBW. 

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