What began as a public hospital has evolved into one of the nation’s leading academic health systems — advancing groundbreaking research, educating generations of physicians and caregivers, and providing world-class care to patients.
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Pradeep Khosla,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 July 2026
Staffing challenges during this period led to Saint Alphonsus leaning heavily on locum tenens physicians — traveling doctors assigned by specialized agencies to fill shifts on a contract basis — for its trauma department.
Across the country, medical educators and institutions are beginning to think creatively about how to strengthen the pipeline for future forensic pathologists.
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Gregory McDonald,
STAT,
13 July 2026
Eight groups challenged the department’s definition in court, representing nurse practitioners, therapists, speech language pathologists and more.
If no deal is made, people with the aforementioned health insurance plans through United will no longer be able to get in-network care with UHealth doctors and other providers across UHealth’s South Florida facilities.
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Michelle Marchante
July 22,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2026
The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.
In recent years, medical credit cards have made their way into the South Florida offices of dentists, ophthalmologists and other doctors as one way people can finance their care.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Sunglasses, hats recommended for sun protection AHN ophthalmologists say many people remember sunscreen but often forget eye protection.
But no, this is an actual phrase in the world of medicine, apparently used by obstetricians to inflict emotional harm on pregnant folks over the age of 35.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 July 2026
Likewise, Tri-City has already begun using its powers as a public health care district to recruit additional obstetricians to the area.
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Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Sherita Golden, a physician and longtime health system leader, has repeatedly spent social and reputational capital to change policies that didn't serve clinicians and patients.
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Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2026
Primary care clinicians used the test to rule out Alzheimer’s in 30% of their patients.
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