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Orthopedic and spine surgeons who previously worked at Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health are now able to see former patients after a noncompete clause expired Jan. 1, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Jan. 6. 

Originally launched in 2019, Walmart Health, which at one point had a network of more than 50 clinics, officially closed in June 2024.

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Shakeel Kahn, MD, a physician in Casper, Wyo., was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes involving drug distribution, firearms possession and money laundering.

On Jan. 5, a car crashed into a surgery center in Waterbury, Conn., according to a Jan. 5 report from NBC Connecticut. 

Non-life threatening injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a medical office building in Wyckoff, N.J., on the morning of Jan. 3, according to a report from Daily Voice Bergen County.

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