Forty-five percent of physicians said increased compensation would help with burnout, according to Medscape's 2023 "U.S. Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

Here are six legal battles involving physicians that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 5:

Here are five federal healthcare updates Becker's has reported on since Jan. 11:

Kentucky is the worst state to retire, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

Virginia is the best state to retire, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

From a decline in flu activity to an increase in physician wait times, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker's has reported on since Jan. 6:

From an increase in U.S. healthcare spending to a proposed rule that could save $454 million a year in administrative costs, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker's has reported on since Dec. 20:

Alfonso Luevano, MD, a primary care physician in Carrizo Springs, Texas, along with three members of his clinical staff and his office manager, were sentenced for unlawful distribution of controlled substances and Medicaid fraud, the Justice Department reported Dec. 21.

Here are five physician fraud cases that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 5:

A former licensed registered nurse was charged with allegedly tampering with vials of liquid fentanyl at an ASC in Martin County, Fla., where she previously worked, the Justice Department said Dec. 16.

The potential end of mpox's public health emergency designation and four more federal healthcare updates Becker's has reported on since Nov. 30:

Martin Evers, MD, was found guilty on 71 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances Dec. 5. The counts against Dr. Evers include the unlawful distribution of fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone and diazepam.

Rhode Island is the best state for healthcare, according to personal finance website WalletHub, and the average hourly pay for registered nurses there is $40.99, which is higher than the national average of $39.78. 

Delaware is the state with the lowest job satisfaction, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Louisiana is the state with the fewest job opportunities, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

West Virginia is the worst state to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Wisconsin is the worst state for employment growth, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

From renaming monkeypox to respiratory syncytial virus reaching a potentially critical peak, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker's has reported on since Nov. 23:

From addressing physician pay cuts to rising flu cases, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker's has reported on since Nov. 7:

Thirty-four percent of self-employed physicians plan to continue being self-employed for another one to five years, according to Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report."