Chance Witt, MD, recently performed the first procedure with the Medtronic PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System in Mobile, Ala., WKRG reported Oct. 3. PulseSelect is a cardiac ablation system that ...

Capital Healthcare Properties and HSG Medical have partnered to open an ASC in Naperville, Ill., REjournals reported Oct. 3. The plans would turn a 43,000-square-foot fitness facility into a ...

Here are seven things to know about a decrease in colonoscopy age, according to an Oct. 3 study published in JAMA Network Open: 1. Colorectal cancer rates have been on the rise in people over 50 for ...

Two Kansas men have pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare. According to an Oct. 2 release by the U.S. Department of Justice, Todd Eck and Bradley Eck of Wichita, Kan., utilized four ...

Nikhil Kumta, MD, a distinguished leader in the field of advanced endoscopy, has been named chief of endoscopy at Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion in New York City.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the stage Oct. 1 for the only vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Here are five highlights from the debate that ...

About 36% of physician assistants report feeling burnt out in 2024, down 1% from the year prior, according to Medscape's "Finding Renewed Resilience: Physician Assistant Burnout & Depression Report ...

The annual cost of retirement can vary by as much as $67,981 annually, depending on what state you live in, according to an Oct. 2 report from CNBC, based on a recent GOBankingRates analysis of all 50 ...

An increased interest in surgical specialties has driven the growth, jumping from 28.8% in 2008 to 42.4% in 2022. However, researchers saw no significant growth in nonsurgical specialties over time, ...

Here are five key insights on the rising burden of claims denials from the survey: 1. Of the surveyed respondents, 43% said that those who say additional eligibility checks take 10 to more than 20 ...

Private practice physicians are facing mounting challenges threatening financial stability and ability to provide care. As more physicians consider leaving private practice for corporate employment, ...

On Oct. 1, UnitedHealthcare's national prior authorization gold-card program went into effect. The payer announced the program in August and rolled out its list of eligible procedures on Sept. 1, ...