(Photo by Getty Images) A clinic nurse who claims she was marginalized and then fired by MercyOne Health Services after fielding employees’ complaints about a physician is now suing the company. In lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Kristin Flatness alleges that while she worked for MercyOne as a […]
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German appeals court denies claims against physician giving COVID vaccine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – An appeals court in the German city of Stuttgart on Tuesday rejected damage claims against a physician who was accused of not warning of alleged harm from a COVID-19 vaccine she administered. The higher regional court in the city of Stuttgart said in a statement said the verdict was the first such […]
Urge Gov. Newsom to reject drastic budget cuts to physician residency programs
This year’s proposed state budget from Governor Gavin Newsom was bad news across the board. A colossal $45 billion state budget deficit led to proposals for dozens of severe budget cuts to critical healthcare services. This initially included cuts of $10 million from the Song-Brown Program and severely decreased the underlying funding for the CalMedForce […]
Kansas City Chiefs team physician pleads guilty for role in deadly crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The team physician for the Kansas City Chiefs has pleaded guilty for his role in a deadly crash in November of 2023. Michael Monaco on Friday pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of careless and imprudent driving and agreed to pay a $2,000 fine. No evidence showed he was impaired by alcohol […]
20% of U.S. adults say they don’t have a primary care physician, Yahoo/YouGov poll finds. Here’s why doctors say you need one.
Do you go to an annual physical each year? A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll has found that a significant number of Americans don’t have a physician to call upon for such appointments. The survey of 1,482 U.S. adults, which was conducted between March 8 and 11, found that while 77% of Americans have a primary […]
Inslee updates hate crime law, expands powers of physician assistants, boosts money paid to those leaving prison, recognizes Lunar New Year
Mar. 14—OLYMPIA — During the past two months, state legislators in Olympia passed a stack of 359 bills that Gov. Jay Inslee has been working through signing into law this week. Lawmakers showed up in Olympia for Washington’s 2024 legislative session with a lofty set of goals in the midst of a statewide housing shortage, […]
Dr. Maude A. Sanders was Peoria’s first Black female physician
In 2018, a Peoria primary school was renamed in honor of Peoria’s first Black female physician. It was quite the change in a city where hospitals once were segregated. In a July 2018 ceremony, the building at 1907 W. Forrest Hill Ave. was officially renamed Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School. The Peoria Public Schools […]
This Is the Top Sign You’re Not Drinking Enough Water, According to a Primary Care Physician
Woman drinking enough water Somehow, plain old water has gained TikTok fame in recent years. From gallon water challenges to WaterTok, the best way to stay hydrated has become a slippery slope. “It is very important to separate fact from fiction,” says Dr. Benedict Ifedi, MD, a family and sports medicine physician at Memorial Hermann. “It is possible to overhydrate, […]
This Connecticut physician leases a Toyota RAV4 with a $718/month payment — insists she ‘needs’ an SUV for the snow. Caleb Hammer responds
‘Justification, justification, justification’: This Connecticut physician leases a Toyota RAV4 with a $718/month payment — insists she ‘needs’ an SUV for the snow. Caleb Hammer responds Even newcomers aren’t immune to America’s auto loan crisis. Aleena, a 31-year-old physician on a U.S. work visa, pays a hefty $718 per month to lease her Toyota RAV4. […]
LCSC to train physician assistants
Dec. 16—Idaho State University will partner with Lewis-Clark State College to place a new physician assistant training cohort in northern Idaho, the schools announced Friday. ISU runs the state’s only physician assistant training program. Its PA students currently train in southern Idaho locations, including Pocatello, Meridian and the Treasure Valley. The new cohort of 15 […]