Some Baxter Novum IQ pumps have a software issue that can cause the “run” screen to go blank or trigger another system error, potentially resulting in inadequate infusion. The company has issued updated use instructions to ensure safe operation.

Autumn Bardisa of Palm Coast, Florida, is accused of providing a stolen license number to earn employment at an AdventHealth hospital, where she worked for over a year despite lacking the required education and credentials. She’s been charged with fraud.

The Medical Group Management Association shares concerns about the draft fee schedule published in July. A major concern is the government possibly changing how RVUs are set, rather than allowing the medical specialty representatives to have a say.

Four men in Michigan have been charged and are accused of $1 million in fraud, in addition to the illegal distribution of controlled substances. The defendants include two physicians, a clinic manager and a patient recruiter.

The pharmaceutical giant is accused of offering providers kickbacks to prescribe Zepbound and Mounjaro, along with other drugs. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, these kickbacks came in the form of “free” nursing services and reimbursement assistance.

Frontline staff at Veterans Affairs' medical facilities are losing their jobs, including doctors, nurses and psychologists. However, the agency maintains that patient care services have not been impacted.

For three days after Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a hotel in Manhattan, prosecutors allege, Shane Daley called his family, threatening his wife and kids. Daley has been charged federally with cyberstalking and faces up to five years in prison.

In a settled lawsuit, a surgeon and anesthesiologist admitted to playing the game and missing an alarm that warned them a 56-year-old patient had stopped breathing.

In analyzing the impact of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says Medicaid cuts and new work requirements will cause many Americans to lose their benefits. 

This figure fell by 19.4% in 2024, from a peak indebtedness of $237,600 as of 2015, researchers wrote Thursday.  

New ACC/AHA recommendations encourage clinicians to take a proactive approach when managing patients with elevated or high blood pressure. The inclusion of renal denervation in this document represents clear progress for a relatively new technology.