By Enrique Rangel http://lubbockonline.com AUSTIN – For years, dozens of rural West Texas counties have not only seen their populations shrink but have suffered critical shortages of doctors and nurses. Some, like Kent County, haven’t even had a physician in more than half a century. And it looks like the shortage will get worse in […]

http://www.baltimoresun.com While several factors are responsible for the disturbing trend identified by the study by MedChi and the Maryland Hospital Association, liability reform must be part of the solution (“Rural Maryland faces shortage of doctors,” July 28). Frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury awards threaten our entire health system, preventing medical students from choosing certain specialties […]

By Euna Lhee http://www.baltimoresun.com When his colleague departed in December, family doctor Charles Bennett thought he would soon find a new partner for his private practice in Lusby. But he has had no luck for the past eight months. “I’m still trying to find someone, but I don’t think it will get any better in […]

http://www.upi.com WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) — A U.S. senator known as “Dr. No” says he thinks he has the upper hand against Senate leadership trying to get him to give up his ongoing obstetrics practice.Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is called Dr. No by some because of his practice of holding up seemingly non-controversial spending measures. […]

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH http://www.redorbit.com What do doctors talk about when they get together? Probably bosses, interesting cases, salaries and nurses, among other subjects. At the second Israel Medical Convention held recently at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center, some 1,000 physicians and others came to hear eight hours of lectures on the hospital of the future, medical […]

By Dave Hodges http://www.tallahassee.com After having an obstetrics and gynecology practice in Tallahassee for 24 years, Dr. Tara Wah is ending her career in medicine in November. The economics of her practice due to medical malpractice insurance rates are driving her out of business, she says. Wah has written her patients a letter relaying the […]

http://www.upi.com OTTAWA, Aug. 7 (UPI) — This summer has seen a surge of nearly 2,500 medical doctors beginning hospital residencies in Canada, where officials say there is a doctor shortage.The Canadian Resident Matching Service said of the 2,478 residents, 353 graduated from medical schools outside Canada, which is a record since foreign restrictions were eased […]

Insurance Journal Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc. in Farmington has reported a 73.7 percent increase in net income for the second quarter and a 2.9 percent decrease in gross written premiums. Net income at the specialty insurer was $13.5 million or 79 cents a share for the three months ended June 30, compared with $7.8 million […]

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