U.S. physicians earned an average of $386,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s April 10 “Physician Compensation Report. Pay for physicians in the U.K. averaged 114,397 pounds, or about $151,000, ...

Watson Clinic Surgery Center South in South Lakeland, Fla., performed its first set of surgeries Sept. 21, with Watson Clinic hand surgery specialist Rachel Lefebvre, MD, and her team conducting the ...

A Cleveland Clinic study of more than 45,000 scheduled outpatient endoscopic procedures found socioeconomic disadvantage, Medicaid coverage and procedure type were associated with higher odds of ...

Gastroenterology practices acquired by private equity raised colonoscopy prices after the deals closed but showed no measurable change in quality, according to a study cited in a new American College ...

Medical Center performed its first bariatric surgery Sept. 22, launching a new weight-loss surgery service for Ohio Valley patients, local NBC and FOX affiliate WTOV 9 reported Sept. 23. Dr. Mustapha ...

Sixty-three percent of OB-GYNs and 63% of general surgeons have been named in a malpractice lawsuit, according to a new report from Medscape. Across all specialties, 33% of physicians said they had ...

Anesthesia is fighting policy battles on multiple fronts — against CMS over proposed pay cuts and against payers over billing ...

Neurosurgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, with a median of $954,500, but it ranks last of 36 specialties for lifestyle balance, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary ...

Anesthesiologist Ellis Richard “Rich” Clark, MD, won a $1.6 million whistleblower verdict against Northbank Surgical Center in Salem, Ore. The center fired him after he raised patient safety concerns, ...

Optum is cutting back its physician footprint, which could leave private equity sponsors with fewer buyers for mature physician practice management platforms, according to a Sept. 22 blog post from ...

Gastroenterology practices are struggling to secure anesthesia coverage for endoscopy, and a new American College of Gastroenterology task force report points to staffing, cost and training gaps ...

Alabama’s Certificate of Need Review Board approved two hospital-converted ASCs focused on orthopedic and pain management services, according to a Sept. 22 report from The National Law Review. The ...