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A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that minority groups are consistently underrepresented in clinical trial research and in medical literature. 

ASC Aestique plans to open a new 15,000-square-foot center in Unity Township, Pa., to meet growing demand in the community, according to a Sept. 6 report from the Latrobe Bulletin.  

The June 30-year-fixed mortgage rate reached all-time highs, shooting over 6 percent. While rates dropped for July and August, September rates are elevating again, according to a Sept. 7 report from CNBC. 

Seventy percent of freestanding ASCs are independently owned and operated, according to VMG Health's "Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2022." 

According to the coronavirus vaccination tracker from USAFacts, a nonprofit organization that compiles and presents data from government sources, 79 percent of the U.S. population has now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A new executive vice president and seven more Cigna updates since July 27:

From robotic procedures in Boston to stent implants in Louisiana, here are five practices that have added new technology in the last 30 days. 

The Medical Group Management Association, on Sept. 6 submitted comments to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure in response to the 2023 physician fee schedule proposed rule.

Telehealth encounters increased substantially during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many physicians keeping telehealth options due to their ease and affordability. 

A Brownsville, Texas-based physician assistant has been charged for defrauding Medicaid by working with a suspended medical license, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 6.