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Here are 10 CEO appointments Becker's has reported on since Oct. 7:

A recent study found that the FDA's customary Friday drug safety alerts could prevent more deaths and drug complications if they occurred on other weekdays.

Prior authorization requirements often hurt physicians' ability to provide care. Here are six key statistics on prior authorization:

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry named Adam Gordon, OD, its CooperVision endowed faculty scholar in myopia control and contact lenses. 

Maine's state medical board has withdrawn some of the allegations against Ellsworth-based physician Meryl Nass, MD, who could lose her license for prescribing hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to COVID-19 patients, The Washington Times reported Oct. 7. 

House Bill 2429, a law sponsored by the Arizona Medical Association that offers counseling and wellness options for physicians, took effect this fall in Arizona after receiving nearly unanimous legislative support, according to an Oct. 7 report from the American…

When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in 2020, many healthcare workers were unprepared for its effects, both physical and financial. According to an Oct. 5 report in Forbes written by Devin Jopp, EdD, CEO of the Association for Professionals in Infection…

The National Football League Players Association has dismissed a neurologist who approved Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for gameplay after he sustained a head injury in a Sept. 25 game against the Buffalo Bills, according to an Oct. 1 report…

Management service organization Physician's Business Office filed an official notice of a data breach Sept. 23 that could have affected more than 196,000 patients, according to a report from JDSupra. 

More than half of employed physicians don't plan to stay with their organizations over the next decade, according to Medscape's 2022 "Employed Physicians Report: Loving the Focus, Hating the Bureaucracy."