Merideth Norris, DO, of Kennebunk, Maine, was arrested for allegedly illegal distribution of opioids and other substances, the U.S. Justice Department reported Oct. 26.
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The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged family medicine physician Dorothy Cline-Campbell, DO, with professional incompetency, the third time she's been sanctioned in 16 years, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 20.
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.
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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.