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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to protect the identities of physicians who prescribe abortion-inducing medications. 

A New York physician was indicted by a grand jury in Louisiana on Jan. 31 for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill via telehealth in the abortion-restricted state. 

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has named Leanne Yanni, MD, as president and CEO of the system's Illinois Physician Enterprise, My Radio Link reported Feb. 2.

Salaries and wages remain the largest operating expense for private practice physicians, according to a recent survey from healthcare software company Tebra, published Jan. 30.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of labor organizing efforts that have included physicians, and resident physicians and fellows, as reported on by Becker's since January 2024. 

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed company that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, intends to sell Crozer Health to a not-for-profit consortium of healthcare operators, according to a Jan. 31 news release.

Sylvia Trent-Adams, president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, is stepping down following a corpse research scandal, according to a Jan. 21 report from NBC News.

Here are three updates on healthcare unions since Jan. 21, as reported by Becker's:

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed Richard Redett, MD, as physician-in-chief and vice dean of clinical affairs for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health has named Jason Mitchell, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer.