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Medline received a multibillion-dollar investment, and the FDA released new guidance to improve prescription drug security. 

Physicians in private practice earned about 4 percent more than nonphysician practice owners in 2020, and compensation changes as the practice grows, according to Medical Economics' salary, productivity and profession survey.

From two ENTs gaining leadership roles to Medscape's latest figures on physician pay, here are seven updates for ENTs during the last month:

Only 53 percent of orthopedic physicians said they feel fairly compensated. 

Tracking quality through patient portals and analytics has given The Surgical Center at Columbia (Mo.) Orthopaedic Group the opportunity to reach new levels of patient satisfaction and keep infection rates low. 

One-third of physicians who responded to Medical Economics' salary, productivity and profession survey reported collecting secondary income last year.

Michael Holliday, MD, a retired otolaryngologist and former Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine faculty member, died May 17 from Alzheimer's disease, The Baltimore Sun reported.

A surgeon serving areas of Central America and nine more ENTs to know:

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $1.14 million gift from the estate of Thomas McGill for its otolaryngology department, the medical school said May 27.

Medscape ranked the five worst states to practice, based on malpractice payouts, compensation, health system performance and physician happiness.