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Racial and ethnic health disparities cost the U.S. $451 billion in 2018, according to a study published May 16 on JAMA Health Network. 

Former Denton, Texas physician Stanley Charles Evans was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for drug trafficking violations.

Pennsylvania physician Douglas Files, DO, has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, New Orleans-based Ochsner Health's chief wellness officer, Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, launched an initiative to battle burnout at the health organization, bringing employee engagement from the 50th percentile to the 95th, according to a May 16…

As technology is rapidly evolving, especially in the medical field, here are eight healthcare tech trends to keep an eye on in 2023, per physician search and employment firm Merritt Hawkins.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has added three physician groups to its primary care network.

Atlanta is the best city to start a career while New York City is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Howard University in Washington, D.C., was named the most diverse medical school, according to U.S. News and World Report's "Best Medical Schools" list for 2023-24. 

Ndudi Aniemeka, MD, owner of Chicago-based Boycin Medical Clinic, and his wife and clinical administrator Obiageli Aniemeka, must pay more than $3 million for home health agency kickbacks and Medicare fraud, the Justice Department said May 16.

Over 100 medical and physician groups, including the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Medical Association and the Digestive Health Physicians Association, authored a May 3 letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging the passage of…