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Here are eight updates on healthcare union efforts in June, as reported by Becker’s: 1. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 30 filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to become the union representation for a group…

Here are five recent statistics and data points that illustrate the mounting pressures facing anesthesiologists: 1. Anesthesiologists have the highest intent to leave their roles out of all physician specialists, with 40.6% expressing interest in leaving their current jobs within…

Gabor Racz, MD, a Hungarian-born anesthesiologist, died at 88 in Dallas on June 23, according to a June 25 obituary published by Lubbock Online. Dr. Racz fled his home country as a young medical student during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution…

A Columbus, Ohio-based former physician was sentenced to 24 months in prison for a $1.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme, the Ohio Attorney General said in a June 25 news release.  What happened?

A new expert consensus statement issued by the American College of Cardiology said that cardiologists should “embrace” new weight-loss medications for patients with obesity, TCTMD reported June 25.  Here are 10 takeaways from the report: 1. The experts said that,…

Here are five major GI developments Becker’s has covered in 1 month:

Amit Patel, MD, a gastroenterologist with the Evanston-based GI Alliance of Illinois, spoke with Becker’s about one of the most disruptive trends affecting physicians today: shrinking reimbursement rates paired with rising practice expenses. Dr. Amit Patel: The most disruptive trend…

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has cut the ribbon on its 48X Complex, one of the largest outpatient surgery centers in the nation.  The four-story, 268,000-square-foot, $589 million facility will see its first patients July 1, according to a June…