ASC News

The U.S. labor market added 208,000 jobs in September, surpassing the Dow Jones' estimated 200,000 jobs, CNBC reported Oct. 5. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is most likely to release drug safety alerts on Friday, the day of the week when most people pay less attention to the news, according to an Oct. 4 report from Medscape. 

Atlanta-based former gynecologist Anthony Mills and pharmacist Raphael Ogunsusi have pleaded guilty for their roles in operating a "pill mill" network, the U.S. Justice Department said Oct. 4. 

The top life science clusters in the U.S. remain Boston, San Francisco, San Diego and Raleigh/Durham, N.C., according to the "2022 Mid-Year Life Science Overview and Market Clusters" report by commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark.

Wyoming and Alaska have the least optometrists compared to other U.S. states, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

North Carolina-based Wilmington Health has appointed Brian Voth as its new chief development officer to oversee its newly opened ASC, according to an Oct. 4 report from Wilmington Biz. 

Telehealth visit costs by region fell in every U.S. region between July and September, according to an Oct. 4 U.S. Health Care Price Index report from healthcare marketplace Sesame. 

Allen, Texas-based physician Frank Byoung Lee, MD, who wrote prescriptions to Alabama patients during telehealth appointments after being informed that he didn't have a valid license to practice in the state, has been ordered to stop, al.com reported Oct. 4.  

Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas reopened after staff discovered IV bags were tainted with drugs, NBC DFW reported Oct. 3.

Of the 32 teams in the National Football League, only one, the Carolina Panthers, has a female head physician.