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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is aiming to address physician shortages in the state through the passage of the DOCTORS Act, which would reallocate unused nondomestic physician waivers to states that used up all of their waivers. 

Emergency medicine has the most burnt-out providers, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association.

The Colorado state medical board ruled that Greenwood-based plastic surgeon Geoffrey Kim, MD, can continue practicing medicine after being convicted of reckless manslaughter, CBS News reported Aug. 31. 

Fifty-four percent of employed physicians are content with their work-life balance, according to a report from Medscape.

Amid growing discontent among physicians on noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous practice for a certain period of time, many states have amended their…

The main reason students decide to attend medical school is to help people in need, according to a new poll from Medscape published on Aug. 31. 

Family and internal medicine are the most chosen physician specialties for medical students in 2023, according to Medscape's 2023 "Medical Student Lifestyle" report, published Aug. 31. 

Changing times and acceptance of more casual behavior is the most common reason physicians believe their colleagues behave inappropriately, according to Medscape's "Physician Behavior Report 2023."

Here are 10 things to know about UnitedHealth Group's Optum:

From a California-based orthopedic ASC to a North Carolina medical office building, here are 11 medical office and ASC projects announced in August: