Author: Paige Haeffele

Leonardo Riella, MD, PhD, Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD, and Nahel Elias, MD, surgeons at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically edited pig kidney into a living patient — the first procedure of its kind.

Many healthcare leaders are outspoken about the issues within the Medicare and Medicaid systems, but what can be done to fix them?

Montana has the best job opportunities for physicians, according to a report by personal finance website WalletHub.

Surgeons were found to have the second-most stressful job in a study conducted by Dolman Law Group.

Brian Hainline, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, plans to retire May 31 after more than a decade in the role.

Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, was appointed The Joint Commission's inaugural president's fellow for healthcare quality and safety.

Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., added three physicians to its leadership team, according to three March 13 news releases from the health system.

A physician with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare who was charged in connection with a child sexual exploitation investigation by the FBI and the Meriden (Conn.) Police Department has died, the Hartford Courant reported March 13. 

Monique Butler, MD, was appointed president of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's graduate medical education.

Fifteen states have bills moving through their respective legislatures that would allow physician assistants to complete a single application to practice in participating states, rather than having to apply for licensure in each state.