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State and federal laws require health plans to offer accurate lists of participating doctors and facilities, but consumers still struggle to get timely appointments with providers.

Currently, even states with the most stringent bans on abortion allow exceptions when the health of a mother is at risk, though the threat of prosecution has created confusion for some doctors.

The state Supreme Court approved a request by the Florida Hospital Association, Florida Medical Association and American Medical Association to file a brief supporting an attempt by UF and Shands to short-circuit the lawsuit.

Online companies are connecting patients and doctors, and sharing fees with the physicians, which could run afoul of a law prohibiting patient brokering. The activities are drawing the ire of doctors following the rules.

Trauma surgeons say that the weapons used in mass shootings are not new but that more of these especially deadly guns are on the street, causing injuries that are difficult to survive.

Doctors say they're increasingly concerned about the threat of violence, especially from patients seeking relief from pain.

Dr. Myron Rolle is a former NFL star, a Rhodes Scholar, and a neurosurgery resident at Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital. In his new book, he chronicles his path to becoming a doctor.

Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But they can baffle patients waiting for approval. And doctors say that insurers have yet to follow through on commitments to improve the process.

About 400 doctors die by suicide in the United States each year in a profession that dissuades them from speaking up about burnout or depression and seeking help. A nonprofit is trying to change the culture.

Some who believe they’ve been mistreated are speaking out, including Dr. Dare Adewum, who says he had an unblemished record until he was hired to lead the neurosurgery practice at an Atlanta-area hospital.