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Hollywood, Fla.-based Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s leading pediatric centers, unveiled its $166 million expansion.

Providers who leave their organizations cite burnout as the main contributor 33 percent of the time, a report published Oct. 18 by the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment found. 

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, several states have under 100 physicians for specialties including ophthalmology, cardiology and pediatrics. 

New York's Department of Health is investing more than $2.4 million to help bring students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to the medical field. 

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Maine's state medical board has withdrawn some of the allegations against Ellsworth-based physician Meryl Nass, MD, who could lose her license for prescribing hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to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…