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Physicians from Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health and OptumCare Medical Group in Orange, Calif., have filed to form a union under the Union of American Physicians & Dentists to address provider burnout.

A physician's office in Pennsylvania confirmed it was the target of a cybersecurity attack in early February, according to a Feb. 20 report from ABC affiliate WPVI.

Mauro Avanzi, MD, PhD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Shoreline Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cellular immunotherapies based on induced pluripotent stem cells. 

Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD, has been named chief medical officer of NextPoint Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on immuno-oncology through its work on the HHLA2 pathway.

Five physicians have joined the recently formed Breast Cancer Clinical Advisory Board for Anixa BioSciences, a biotechnology company working towards the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases.

Brandi Kennedy, MD, has joined the team at Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare OB/GYN, Iredell Free News reported Feb. 20. 

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, MD, has allocated over $74 million for healthcare in his additional budget requests to the state legislature.

The American Medical Association has sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, asking the agency to finalize proposed reforms on prior authorization requirements.

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