Workers are returning to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and other departments. Kennedy said the reinstatements were necessary for the agencies to perform their duties.

Workforce solutions could include regional on-call pools serving multiple facilities and cross-training vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists on select procedures.
 

The American College of Emergency Physicians contends the law change would restore physicians’ freedom to choose where they practice and protect their clinical autonomy. 

IR is the fastest growing specialty in California, with demand at 1.5 to 2 times the national average, according to new data from analytics firm Axuall. 

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act would expand the number of Medicare-supported residency positions by 14,000 over the next 7 years. 
 

One of the picks for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Robert Malone, MD, is known for his outspoken criticism of mRNA vaccines, particularly for COVID-19. Malone believes the technology is unsafe and has been accused by public health officials of spreading medical misinformation. 

The exact number of rehires is unclear. However, the move marks the largest number of workers returning to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the agency was targeted for firings by Elon Musk's DOGE.

The platform was designed to address some of the “brutal challenges” radiologists have faced over the past couple of decades.