Author: Claire Wallace

Owning real estate can be expensive in 2024, but it comes with several benefits for physicians who own or are looking to own their own practice. 

The family of a patient who died during a colonoscopy in 2018 at the Portland (Ore.) Clinic is suing the facility for $50 million, according to an Aug. 1 report from the Courtroom View Network.

A medical office building in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., has sold for $31.8 million, according to a July 31 report from the Business Observer.

Businessman and social media personality Dave Portnoy has documented his colonoscopy process on camera to raise awareness in collaboration with nonprofit Lead From Behind, according to a July 31 report from Newsweek.

On July 29, the FDA approved a new screening test for colorectal cancer that requires only a blood sample, providing a less invasive option for patients who are hesitant about traditional screening methods. 

Peterborough, N.H.-based Monadnock Community Hospital is opening its own cardiology department in the fall, aiming to address a care shortage, according to a July 30 report from The Keene Sentinel.

While the majority (86.7%) of physician assistants reported satisfaction with their career choice in 2024, there is still a slight increase in burnout symptoms among PAs across all specialties.

For the last several years, ASCs have been popping up in some unlikely places, from vacated mall spaces to churches to day cares. 

A 24,000-square-foot medical office building is set for development in Jacksonville, Fla., the city's first non-hospital facility in more than 20 years, according to a July 30 report in the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers reportedly paid cardiology fellows a total of $13.3 million between 2014 and 2021, according to a July 31 report from Medscape.