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MagMutual Insurance Company, the largest insurer of physicians in the U.S., has acquired MDAdvantage, a medical professional liability insurance company, Insurance Business America reported Jan. 5. 

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health has joined Creighton University's School of Medicine, also in Omaha, to create two new residency programs to aid in urban and rural medical settings, the News Press reported Jan. 5. 

Kishor Vora, MD, a physician practicing in Owensboro, Ky., has settled in a Medicare fraud case, the Messenger-Inquirer reported Jan. 5. 

James Krueger, MD, PhD, has been recognized as a Top Pinnacle Member by Continental Who's Who, according to a Dec. 29 release. Dr. Krueger was selected for his work as a dermatologist at Rockefeller University Hospital in New York City.

Health systems have had to grow and develop in new ways in 2022 while dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and supply and staffing shortages nationwide. The American Medical Association has named 13 health systems and leaders that have made…

A physician in Washington has had his license suspended by the Washington State Department of Health following allegations of child molestation, according to a Dec. 28 report from NBC King 5.

Physicians in Wisconsin are urging the state Supreme Court to rule against compelling hospitals to provide ivermectin to patients with COVID-19 despite studies showing it can be ineffective and potentially harmful, according to a Dec. 23 report from the American…

Several things changed for practicing physician assistants in 2022, including new recertification options and forward movement on telehealth laws, according to a Dec. 29 report from Medscape. 

New York City-based Castle Connolly Private Health Partners announced its collaboration with Dominik Chrzan, MD, to bring comprehensive primary care services and preventive medicine to South Florida in a Dec. 28 release.

MyCare Medical acquired Jacinto Medical Group, which has locations in Baytown and LaPorte, Texas.