The American Medical Association launched an innovation company in Silicon Valley — Health2047.
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A Transparency Market Research report found the global primary care market will expand at a steady rate over the next few years.
Tens of thousands of patients have filed compensation claims for enduring crippling pain from DePuy's wrong size implants, according to Tech Times.
Seventy-three percent of young physicians were faced with student loan debt after completing with medical school, according to the 2015 Report on U.S. Physicians' Financial Preparedness.
A majority (55.34 percent) of U.S. physicians own guns, according to MD Magazine's survey of 928 physicians.
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Young physicians under 40 years old may be torn about whether to start paying off medical school debt or start saving for retirement. AMA Insurance created a five-step strategy for young physicians to get a hold on their finances.
The Medscape Orthopedics Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout reported eight statistics on assets and net worth.
The Affordable Care Act has changed the physician-patient relationship in many ways, according to "Losing Our Way in Healthcare: The Impact of Reform," by Kevin Campbell, MD, and reported in USA News.
Alaska Orthopedic Specialists in Anchorage, which closed in March 2015, has notified affected patients about a security incident.
Of the orthopedic surgeons who reported being sued, the percentage was highest in office-based single-specialty group practices, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Orthopedists Get Sued.