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Fountain Valley, Calif.-based clinical laboratory Lab Genomics and its owner, Leena Dalal, have agreed to pay $1.25 million to resolve allegations that they paid illegal kickbacks to marketers, according to a Nov. 6 news release from a Justice Department. From…

Gastroenterologist Michelle Kang Kim, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. In the role, Dr. Kim will guide the department’s clinical, research and educational mission, according to a Nov. 5…

ASC leaders have spent the past year absorbing anesthesia costs that keep climbing. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to a VMG Health survey. One ASC executive…

Two in three U.S. physicians live in states that allow noncompete agreements, according to a study published Oct. 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University analyzed state laws as of July 2026. They found that 714,595…

The American College of Cardiology is “deeply disappointed” in CMS’ final 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, saying several finalized policies will make it harder for cardiovascular clinicians to care for patients. CMS released the final fee schedule Nov. 5, alongside…

Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has acquired Florida Sports Injury & Orthopedic Institute, adding six orthopedic and sports medicine physicians in Clermont, Fla., as of Nov. 5. Florida Sports Injury & Orthopedic Institute has served the area since 2011…

Grand Junction, Colo.-based Retina Center of Western Colorado closed Oct. 30 after nearly 30 years, leaving Colorado’s Western Slope with one retina specialist and no comprehensive retina surgery capacity, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Nov. 5. Two organizations have…

Four of the eight members HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in September own stock in drugmakers and other companies affected by the panel’s decisions, The New York Times reported Nov. 5.…