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Montana is the best state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Duke University in Durham, N.C., and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have the best Bachelor of Science in nursing programs in the country, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Input on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 was due last week — and among comments from providers, private insurers and other healthcare players, there were a few common themes.

Joshua Glauser, DO, a physician at Baptist Health Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, must pay $20 million to the family of a patient who died while being treated for acute pancreatitis, Palm Beach Post reported Sept. 14. 

Pascal Girault, 21, of Stoughton, Mass., has been indicted on charges of impersonating a physician to illegally obtain prescription drugs and then sell them. 

Hawaii is the worst state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., holds the top rank in the world for hospitals in eight out of 12 specialties, according to rankings released by Newsweek. 

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was named the "smartest" hospital in the world by Newsweek. 

Here are three groups of medical professionals that have announced plans to or held strikes, as reported by Becker's since Sept. 7: 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is the largest health system in the U.S. by number of hospitals as well as net patient revenue, according to data from Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare analytics firm.