A bill in the West Virginia Legislature would enable optometrists to perform eye surgeries, according to a March 17 report ...

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has submitted a proposal to the state requesting the relocation of operating rooms from Gateway Surgery Center in Concord, N.C., to Atrium Health Cabarrus, also in ...

New tariffs levied against major U.S. trade partners including Mexico, Canada, China and the EU are affecting nearly all industries and consumers nationwide, and the medical device industry is no ...

An $84 million medical project, including a new ASC being constructed by Froedtert ThedaCare in Oshkosh, Wis., is set to open at the end of the year, according to a March 17 report from Oshkosh ...

A Lake Forest, Ill., physician has pleaded guilty to tax evasion for hiding assets and lying to the IRS about his ability to pay approximately $1.6 million in taxes. What happened? What’s next?

Construction continues for Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare’s new medical campus in Oshkosh, Wis., according to a March 15 report from WTAQ. Officials broke ground on ThedaCare Medical Center-Oshkosh in ...

In healthcare’s dynamic regulatory and economic environment, leaders of gastroenterology-focused ASCs are keeping close tabs on industry developments. Here are five notes on ASCs and gastroenterology ...

A physician from Mount Airy, N.C. was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $2 million for his role in a fraud scheme, the Justice Department said in a March 14 news release.

Mehmet Oz, MD, President Donald Trump’s nominee for CMS administrator, was questioned by the Senate Finance Committee on March 14. The committee will now vote on whether to advance his nomination to ...

A physician practice in Saint Mary, Pa., is slated to close, according to a March 15 notice in The Courier Express. The pediatrics practice of John Gorlowski, MD, will be offering appointments until ...

Approximately 1 in 26 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime. Despite this, many women may mistake early warning signs of CRC for menopause-related issues or other digestive ...

Nearly 42% of adults in the U.S. are considered obese, according to a March 17 report from personal finance website WalletHub. Obesity-related medical treatments now cost the U.S. an estimated $190.2 ...