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 physicians and organizations are fighting to get noncompete agreements — which prohibit them from seeing patients for one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their job — banned or restricted. 

Somos Community Care, a physician network in Kingsbridge, N.Y., received $29 million from state funds reserved for distressed hospitals and nursing homes, according to a report released March 18 by think tank Empire Center for Public Policy. 

A podiatrist in Memphis, Tenn., has been convicted for a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare out of nearly $4 million in foot bath medication reimbursements. 

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.

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. 

A physician who practiced alongside plastic surgeon and TikTok celebrity Katharine Grawe, MD, has surrendered his Ohio medical license, The Columbus Dispatch reported March 13. 

President Joe Biden included a number of healthcare initiatives in his $7.3 trillion budget, proposed March 11. 

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. 

Ken Silverstein, MD, has been named vice president of clinical operations for Walmart Health, according to a March 8 LinkedIn post by David Carmouche, MD, Walmart Health's senior vice president of healthcare delivery.

Oregon legislators passed a bill March 6 that would change the title of physician assistant to physician associate.

The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board released a memo in May against noncompetes, according to a March 8 article from law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein posted on JDSupra. 

Sylvan Lake, Mich.-based osteopathic physician Rainna Brazil, DO, is facing multiple charges related to insurance fraud. 

Terry Gilliland, MD, has been appointed president of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health and selected as the health system's next CEO.

Here are five physicians who have been arrested or charged with crimes, pleaded guilty or been sentenced recently, as reported by Becker's since Feb. 23:

Munster, Ind.-based Community Healthcare System is rebranding to Powers Health, effective July 1.