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As hospital admissions related to COVID-19 continue to rise, several hospitals across the country have reinstated mask policies.

San Diego, Calf.-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, has pleaded guilty to using foreign unapproved and misbranded cosmetic drugs. 

Five hospitals in Texas have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple physician specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2023 and 2024. 

Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke, 36, is the world's youngest female billionaire who earned a fortune in healthcare, according to Forbes' live net worth tracker. 

Here are three physician fraud suits that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 7:

Two Texas-based individuals have been charged for a scheme involving a state-wide chain of physical therapy clinics defrauding a federal worker's compensation program.

The worst part of physician employment is having less autonomy, according to a report from Medscape.

About 20 percent of employed physicians are currently dissatisfied with their income, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023," published Aug. 22. 

The number of people who sought gender-affirming surgeries nearly tripled in the three years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to an Aug. 23 report from USA Today.

For physicians, choosing whether to be employed or self-employed can be one of the biggest decisions they make during their careers.