More than 60 percent of OB-GYNs say the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago has worsened pregnancy-related mortality and made it more difficult to manage emergencies related to pregnancy, according to a new KFF survey of 569 OB-GYNs. 

Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health's medical group has done away with noncompete clauses from its physicians' contracts, enabling them to join competing hospitals or health systems without consequence, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker's.

Dozens of university professors and organizations wrote letters to Mayo Clinic protesting the suspension of a physician who publicly criticized the National Institutes of Health, CNN reported June 16.

Medical eponyms, or conditions that are named after former physician leaders and experts in medicine, often have dark roots — and although their continued phase-out is supported by top medical groups including the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization, some experts argue against this, The New York Times reported June 19.

Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University researchers found women, minorities and LGBTQ people in academic medicine experience higher rates of sexual harassment, cyber incivility and negative workplace climates — leading to worse mental health.

The University of Maryland-Baltimore has awarded Loki, a 5-year-old therapy dog, a "dogtorate" for helping deliver "hero healing kits" to nurses during the pandemic, People reported June 15.

Days after a nurse was stabbed by a patient in the emergency department at Heywood Hospital, the Gardner, Mass.-based facility said it is implementing new security measures, including patient screenings and visitor restrictions. 

More than 1 in 5 physicians say they receive inadequate support from leadership, according to a survey that was conducted by healthcare consultancy company Jarrard.

A recent study found 84 percent of Americans oppose allowing medical professionals to deny care to an LGBTQ person based on their religious beliefs.

Eighty percent of healthcare workers surveyed in Massachusetts said their leadership does not support them, according to a study published June 8 in the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. 

In 2023, there have been three notable votes of no confidence from nurses and healthcare workers in hospitals, CEOs or health system employers.

The Texas Medical Board has filed a complaint against otolaryngologist Mary Talley Bowden, MD, alleging unprofessional conduct and violations of standard of care. 

The University Hospitals police department is investigating an armed robbery that took place in a public restroom at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center June 12, hospital spokesperson George Stamatis said in a statement shared with Becker's.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems turned to locum tenens physicians and advanced practitioners to help meet the increased demand for patient care.

Anticompetitive consolidation and underinvestment in primary care are hurting public health, Shawn Martin, the executive vice president and chief executive officer for the American Academy of Family Physicians said in a June 8 statement to the Senate Committee on Finance.

Medical schools and residency programs need to train future physicians how to treat substance use disorder, according to a June 13 opinion piece written for The Washington Post.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health is using an artificial intelligence model that can predict the chances of a patient's death and readmission.

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System formed a multidisciplinary team to promote safety and de-escalation after recording 648 instances of workplace violence in 2021. Since creating the team, violence in the system's emergency departments has decreased 60 percent. 

An immediate jeopardy designation by CMS represents "the most severe and egregious threat to the health and safety of recipients, as well as carries the most serious sanctions" — but, even if a hospital is cited for such an event it may not affect your hospital's safety grade. 

A Michigan pulmonary and sleep physician died June 3 after being hit by a vehicle, MLive reported June 5.