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2 Minnesota-Connected Doctors Among The Missing After Nepal Floods

MPR News reported that Dr. Ishan Patel and his wife, Dr. Akanksha Patel, were on a pilgrimage after he graduated from a fellowship with the University of Minnesota鈥檚 Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Also: striking doctors in Minnesota, hospital executives' pay, fake doctor reviews, and more.

Two doctors with ties to Minnesota are among the thousands of people missing after last month鈥檚 flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet. (9/9)

Doctors at Allina Health鈥檚 Mercy hospital campuses in Coon Rapids and Fridley filed a 10-day strike notice Friday that could lead to doctors walking off the job if a deal isn鈥檛 reached on a new contract. (Wurzer and Woldeslassie, 9/9)

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the heads of the largest hospital systems in the St. Louis area came together for a public service announcement. 鈥淲hen times are tough, we come together as a system, as healthcare workers, and as a community,鈥 said Richard Liekweg, who was CEO of BJC Healthcare at the time. (Wicentowski, 9/9)

The compensation of Charlotte-based Atrium Health鈥檚 top executives rose by an average of 21 percent in 2025, according to newly released records, as the hospital giant seeks to combine with Raleigh-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals.聽(Crouch, 9/9)

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People may need to be as wary of fake reviews when they鈥檙e shopping for a new doctor as they would be scrolling on Amazon, a new study says. Fake reviews not only show up in some online doctor review platforms, but are often seen as more trustworthy and helpful than genuine reviews, researchers reported recently in the journal Internet Research. (Thompson, 9/9)

A new study indicates that transmission of a multidrug-resistant fungus from patients to the gloves and gowns of healthcare personnel (HCP) occurs frequently during routine patient care, researchers reported yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Labeled an urgent threat by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Candida auris is difficult to eradicate and spreads rapidly in healthcare settings. Invasive infections are fatal in 29% to 62% of patients, many of whom have weakened immune systems and require complex medical care. A total of 6,304 clinical cases were reported in the United States in 2024. (Dall, 9/9)

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