Annual Physician Salary Rankings; ACS: Avoid AlcoholJune 15, 2020 | Oncology All Specialties Highest and Lowest Physician Salaries by Specialty Physician salaries in 2023 have increased across all specialties, with primary care physicians earning an average of $265,000 and specialists earning $382,000. The highest-paying specialties include plastic surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, urology, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, radiology, oncology, anesthesiology, and dermatology, while the lowest-paying specialties are public health and preventive medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, infectious disease, diabetes & endocrinology, internal medicine, rheumatology, allergy & immunology, physical medicine & rehab, and psychiatry. The gender pay gap persists but is starting to narrow, with male primary care physicians earning 19% more than their female counterparts, and the gap for specialists being 27%. Despite ongoing challenges such as staffing shortages, reimbursement pressures, and administrative burdens, the majority of doctors (73%) express satisfaction in their profession and highlight the rewards of being skilled practitioners, fostering patient relationships, and making a positive impact on the world. Read full article Family Medicine/General Practice American Cancer Society Says Avoid Alcohol to Prevent Cancer After tobacco use and excess body weight, alcohol consumption is the third major modifiable cancer risk factor. In its latest guidelines, the American Cancer Society has tightened its grip on its recommendations, basically telling people not to drink alcohol at all if they want to prevent cancer risk. Read full article Gastroenterology FDA Approves Nivolumab for Treatment of Certain Patients With ESCC Based on the data from the ATTRACTION-3 clinical trial, the FDA approved nivolumab (Opdivo; BMS) for the treatment of patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who previously received fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy. Read full article
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