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Iowa House lawmakers passed a measure March 12 that would require at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges to be Iowa residents or people enrolled at Iowa colleges, KCCI Des Moines reported…

The Idaho Legislature rejected a $500,000 request from Gov. Brad Little to expand a physician recruitment program that aims to relieve the state's physician shortage, the Idaho Capital Sun reported March 12. 

Physicians are often categorized as "accredited investors," according to a recent Medscape report, which denotes them a class of investors recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission that has earned at least $200,000 in the last two years or has…

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, owned by Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, will remain open beyond March 14, the day Prospect had set for its closing, due to last-minute funding from the Foundation for Delaware County, Philly Voice reported March 10. 

The Oregon Academy of Family Physicians raised concerns in a March 4 letter to the state merger oversight office, the Oregon Health Authority, over the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University's proposed acquisition of Legacy Health, also in Portland, The…

James Dahle, MD, fell victim to real estate investment fraud in 2017. Now, he is helping other physicians avoid the same fate with The White Coat Investor, a financial literacy website for physicians, Medscape reported March 6. 

Hector Granados, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist in El Paso, Texas, denies accusations that he violated the state's ban on providing gender-affirming care to minors, El Paso Matters reported Feb. 4. 

A bill introduced by Gov. Kim Reynolds to address Iowa's physician shortages and lack of rural healthcare accessibility was advanced by state lawmakers The Gazette reported Feb. 25. 

The landscape of medical education and residency training is evolving rapidly, driven by economic pressures, workforce shortages and changing educational priorities. 

A judge in Indiana has temporarily blocked the release of abortion records, ruling that the state health department cannot disclose records known as terminated pregnancy reports for at least 10 days, the The Indianapolis Star reported Feb. 20.