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David Litwin, a purported medical assistant at Las Vegas-based pain center New Amsterdam Medical Group, has been convicted for a pill scheme. 

Oral surgeons have the highest average amount of student loan debt, according to a 2023 report from personal banking and finance company SoFi.

In 2021, the U.S. workforce added around 323,094 jobs across 88 S&P 100 companies, with 94 percent of those jobs going to people of color, according to a Sept. 25 report from Bloomberg.

Here are three healthcare companies laying off employees that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 23: 

Physician assistants are compensated the least in Arkansas, where they earn an average of $92,689 — $29,263 less than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Here are five numbers that offer a snapshot of ASC giant SCA Health: 

Physician assistants earn $140,983 per year in New York — 16 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

As economic pressures continue to weigh hospitals and health systems down, several have turned to layoffs to reduce costs.

The workforce has cycled through various trends in recent months, and healthcare is no exception. 

Here are five updates on Walmart's healthcare efforts reported by Becker's since Aug. 9: