Sita Chokhavatia, MD, a gastroenterologist with Valley Medical Group, part of Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System, has been elected chairperson of the American College of Gastroenterology board ...

The co-founder of a Christian "healthcare sharing ministry" in St. Joseph, Mo., has been sentenced for his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that defrauded hundreds of members of the charity ...

The technology allows healthcare providers, in this case a physician, to consult with patients via a lifelike hologram. Clay Jackson, MD, a palliative care specialist in Germantown, Tenn., said that ...

A federal district court in Mississippi has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Corinth, Miss.-based Magnolia Regional Health Center and its joint venture cancer center, Magnolia Cancer ...

Cardiologist sues former employer for wrongful termination after reporting unnecessary procedures by another physician. Hospital denies allegations.

Becker's reported on three gastroenterologists or GI surgeons who faced lawsuits in one week. Here's the three lawsuits: ...

A medical malpractice suit was filed Nov. 15 against Akira Yamamoto, MD, Lynette Tschabold, PA-C, Scott Morley and several parties under the Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation, a network of Sutter ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering an overhaul of Medicare's physician payment model. Here are 10 things to know: 1. While the discussions are in the early stages, they involve a plan to review ...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Janette Nesheiwat, MD, a double board-certified physician, to serve as surgeon general. Here are seven things to know: 1. Dr. Nesheiwat earned her medical ...

5. The guidance recommends advanced or immunomodulatory therapy after failure of 5-aminosalicylates instead of a "step-up" approach. The recommendations also define moderate to severe disease using a ...

Here are the five largest malpractice payouts from the last year, according to a report from MDLinx: 1. In the largest settlement in U.S. history, St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Johns Hopkins All ...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated David Weldon, MD, who has been a medical doctor for 40 years and an Army veteran, as the director pick for the Center for Disease Control.