Many internationally trained doctors immigrate to Massachusetts but are forced to work in lower-level jobs, even as the state faces a growing shortage of primary care physicians and psychiatrists. A newly passed law is looking to address both issues. The measure creates a track for internationally trained physicians who practiced medicine in other countries to be able to learn Massachusetts' medical standards through apprenticeships as they pursue full state licensure. In exchange, they must commit to working in underserved communities for two years.
Over the past several decades, various forces have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many dissatisfied and burned out. Artificial intelligence will likely further this trend.
Dr. Derrick Todd, a prominent Harvard-trained rheumatologist accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 patients over a number of years, will appear in Framingham District Court Friday morning where arrangements will be made for his Superior Court arraignment, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said Friday. Todd turned himself in to Framingham Police Thursday night, where he was held on bail.
This winter's wave of norovirus infections has reached levels that are now more than double last season's peak, the CDC says. Nearly 28% of norovirus tests run over the week of the New Year's holiday came back positive for the highly contagious virus. That is more than double the 13.52% of tests coming back positive reached during the peak of last season's wave in March, according to data from public health laboratories around the country tallied by the CDC.
The allegations are contained in a malpractice lawsuit filed by the wife of John Michael Murdoch against Oregon Health and Science University. The lawsuit maintains Murdoch's ordeal unfolded as he was undergoing surgery in 2022 while being treated for squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue. Medical staff failed to let alcohol swabbed on his face dry properly, and his face ignited, according to the lawsuit.
The BATMAN (Basilica Technique with MitraClip for Anatomically Nonconforming) procedure is a novel transcatheter approach designed to treat severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients who are poor candidates for traditional surgical or standard transcatheter solutions. MR, a condition where the heart's mitral valve does not close tightly, leads to blood leaking backward into the heart, causing symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and eventual heart failure.