Oklahoma City, Okla., topped the list of metro areas with the highest physician compensation adjusted for cost of living in 2026, displacing Rochester, Minn., which held the top spot last year, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report released August…
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More than 60% of physicians are not satisfied with how the medical profession deals with work-life balance, according to a new report from Medscape. “State of the Medical Profession Index Report 2026,” published Aug. 28, surveyed more than 1,000 physicians…
Palm Beach County prosecutors have charged Justin Philip Sulish, 46, with stealing surgical cameras and equipment from West Boca Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Florida, CBS 12 reported Aug. 28. Investigators say Sulish, a Jupiter-based medical…
Sacramento ear, nose and throat neurotologist Varun Varadarajan, MD, performed what he says is the first cochlear implant surgery in the Sacramento region done with the patient fully awake, CBS News reported Aug. 27. The procedure used local anesthesia instead…
From sterilization issues to a national blood donation crisis and cyberattacks, here’s why five hospitals have had to delay or cancel surgical procedures in 2026: 1. Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston diverted some surgical cases after state regulators identified…
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The physician shortage continues to affect patient access, care quality and workforce burnout, according to Doximity’s “2026 Physician Compensation Report.” The report, based on a survey of physicians alongside workforce projections from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, quantifies…
Dallas-based Aymancare PLLC has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that it overbilled the federal government for COVID-19 testing at its Dallas-area clinics, according to an Aug. 26 news release by the Justice Department. The settlement resolves claims…
The gender pay gap for physicians was 26% in 2025, unchanged from 2024, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2026.” Doximity collected nearly 23,000 physician compensation surveys throughout 2025, with the surveys completed by full-time U.S. physicians who work at…
A new national analysis found that diagnostic errors drove the vast majority of malpractice claims within radiology. The analysis, recently published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, examined U.S. malpractice suits naming a radiologist as a defendant between 2008 and…
Neurosurgeons have the highest annual compensation out of any physician specialty, bringing in an average of nearly $830,000, more than $75,000 higher than the second-highest-paid specialty, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2026.“ The specialties with the highest average compensation…