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.

Joseph Kanter, MD, has resigned from his role as chief medical officer of the Louisiana Department of Health, the Louisiana Illuminator reported Feb. 26. 

Joshua Gordon, MD, PhD, will step down from his role as director of the National Institute of Mental Health on June 14.

Prominent pathologist Jonathan Epstein, MD, has resigned from Baltimore-based The Johns Hopkins Hospital amid misconduct allegations and being placed on administrative leave in May, The Washington Post reported Feb. 24. 

From cyberattacks to partnership terminations, here are seven updates surrounding UnitedHealth's Optum that Becker's has reported on in February:

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Select Physical Therapy is the third largest physician group in the U.S. and includes 9,055 physicians and 2,000 outpatient physical therapy centers across 40 states.

Grand River Medical Group's Cascade (Iowa) Clinic has closed following a round of layoffs that took place at the beginning of February, the Cascade Pioneer reported Feb. 28.

Susan Huang, MD, was named chief executive for the clinical network of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health, which encompasses the health system's ambulatory operations.

Residents of Fremont, Calif., have the best physical and mental well-being of any city in the U.S., according to a Feb. 27 report by personal finance website WalletHub.

Michael Krychman, MD, has been named medical director of women's health services at MemorialCare's Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, Calif.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have major potential in healthcare.