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A Baton Rouge, La., physician was sentenced to 52 months in prison and fined $200,000 for tax evasion.

Residents of Fremont, Calif., have the best physical and mental well-being of any city in the U.S., according to a Feb. 27 report by personal finance website WalletHub.

Approximately 87% of large shopping malls are expected to close over the next 10 years, according to a 2024 report from Capital One bank. 

CVS is best known as a retail pharmacy, however, the company has expanded its scope in healthcare in recent years.

Here are three lawsuits involving physicians taking action against their former employers that Becker's has reported on in 2024:

The license of a physician who practices in San Antonio has been temporarily suspended by the Texas Medical Board after he allegedly groped a patient, ValleyCentral reported Feb. 28. 

The majority of the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.S. for physicians to live in are located in California and Florida, according to a Jan. 29 report from CNBC.

Wagener (S.C.) Medical Center will close indefinitely beginning March 14, ABC affiliate WJBF reported Feb. 28.

Healthcare is rapidly consolidating. In 2022, just 44% of physicians owned their practice — likely due to rising operational costs and other financial barriers — and the loss of physician autonomy has been felt across the industry.

Mary Watson, MD, a physician in Tallahassee, Fla., agreed to pay $60,000 in order to resolve allegations that she violated the Controlled Substances Act.