Author: Claire Wallace

The FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson's Tremfya to treat adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. 

UnitedHealthcare is set to officially launch its gold-card program Oct. 1 in an effort to save physicians and patients time on prior authorization.

A woman has been transported to a hospital after crashing into a medical office building under remodel in Gurnee, Ill., according to a Sept. 11 report from the Lake and McHenry County Scanner.

On average, physicians spend 5.8 hours working on EHRs for every eight hours they are treating patients, according to a Sept. 11 report from the American Medical Association. 

The Medical Group Management Association commented on  CMS' calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule and quality payment program proposed rule. 

Beginning Jan. 1, Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health will no longer be in-network with UnitedHealthcare and Humana Medicare Advantage plans.

West Virginia lawmakers are looking into easing state occupational licensing regulations to allow workers from other states to work and address shortages in ophthalmologists, according to a Sept. 9 report from  The Intelligencer. 

Average earnings for medical residents have grown just 27% over the last nine years, reaching an average of $70,000 in 2024, according to Medscape's "Resident Salary & Debt Report 2024," published Sept. 11. 

Gastrointestinal Specialists, PC of Troy, Mich., has partnered with Oshi Health to offer its patients access to virtual care models. 

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale has agreed to settle with dozens of patients who filed lawsuits claiming a nurse at its fertility clinic swapped anesthesia for saline, according to a Sept. 9 report from The New York Times.