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A quarter of Massachusetts physicians are planning to leave medicine in coming years, according to the Massachusetts Medical Society's "Supporting MMS Physicians' Well-Being Report." 

Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., has received four grants from the Duke Endowment totaling over $1.1 million to improve health in communities across the state.

Kurt Peterson, DO, has joined the team of specialists at Phoenix-based Advanced Fertility Care. 

James Luketich, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh Physicians have finalized a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed against them in September 2021.

Meg Arboleda, MD, Brianna Hitchner, DO, and Jona Lamphier, DO, will now practice at Hugh Chatham Health-Family Medicine and Obstetrics in Elkin, N.C., the Elkin Tribune reported March 1. 

Patricia Lopez Po, MD, and Xavier Muñoz, DO, have joined MDVIP, a membership-based healthcare network, as family medicine physicians. 

Becker's has reported on five physicians charged with fraud charges since Feb. 3:

Former Oklahoma City physician Harvey Jenkins has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and multiple drug offenses.

The U.S. may face a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, and access to care in every specialty, and finding and retaining talented medical staff is a top priority for many ASC leaders. 

Shawn Walls, DO, has joined the team at Piedmont HealthCare Davie Internal Medicine in Statesville, N.C., Iredell Free News reported Feb. 27.