Most physicians say they’d still choose medicine if they had it to do over again, but nearly half say they’re likely to leave clinical practice within the next two years, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. Doximity, a digital…
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Adrian Gollas, MD, an anesthesiologist in Sioux City, Iowa, is asking a state court to overturn the Iowa Board of Medicine’s finding that he committed fraud on his medical license application, according to an Aug. 31 report by the Iowa…
The American Hospital Association submitted comments for the 2027 Outpatient PPS and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Proposed Rule, including its opposition to the expansion of the ASC covered procedures list, according to an Aug. 28 letter from the organization. Here…
Houston-based Fondren Orthopedic Group, relocated its Pearland, Texas, clinic to an expanded facility featuring the practice’s first ASC. The new facility offers comprehensive orthopedic subspecialties, on-site physical therapy and outpatient surgical options, according to a news release shared with Becker’s…
The Schenectady County VA Outpatient Clinic in Rotterdam, N.Y., has closed, according to an Aug. 29 report from Spectrum News 1. Advocates for the center opposed the closure, saying that the move would make it more difficult for more than…
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Three out of four physicians say they would accept lower pay in exchange for greater autonomy or work-life balance, a preference that has remained remarkably consistent over the past four years, according to a Doximity poll of nearly 1,000 physicians…
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…
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…