The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 1,954 out of 2,781 examinees passed the April 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination in the Philippines, with multiple sources confirming the results.

The Dr. Kofi Sarfo Scholarship has been launched with the aim of cultivating the next generation of physicians who are driven by service.

A seasoned doctor warns against the spread of health misinformation, often shared with good intentions, and calls on physicians to actively counter this 'infodemic' by clearly communicating scientific information and engaging with the public.

Physicians are employing digital twin technology to create virtual models of patients' hearts, allowing them to test treatments for irregular heartbeats before applying them in real life.

Dr. Madurangi Ariyasinghe has been cleared by a court to lead the Sri Lanka College of Emergency Physicians (SLCEP), resolving a leadership dispute within the organization.

President Nicușor Dan spoke at the Gala of the Romanian College of Physicians, urging doctors to combat disinformation that endangers public health and child vaccination efforts. He also stressed the importance of appreciating and fairly evaluating medical professionals.

A sense of outrage compelled Oscar-nominated producer Poh Si Teng to make her directorial debut, the searing American Doctor, now screening at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. “I was very angry and then came despair,” she explained in a talk at the CPH:Conference on Tuesday. “I didn’t know what to do with those emotions.” Her emotions sprang […]

A 1,900-year-old Roman glass bottle discovered in Turkey has provided direct chemical evidence that ancient physicians used human feces as medicine. Scientists identified human excrement mixed with thyme oil, consistent with descriptions by the famed physician Galen.

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Emergency physicians at St. Boniface Hospital said it's demoralizing to see long wait times at Manitoba's second-largest hospital, and elsewhere in the health-care system, having become increasingly…

Grażyna Cebula-Kubat, head of the All-Poland Doctors' Trade Union, states that doctors should not work long hours as it compromises patient safety and the quality of healthcare services.

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The College of Family Physicians of Canada is calling on the government to reduce administrative burdens and barriers for family physicians to improve patient care.

An investigation is expanding in Constanța, Romania, into the cases of children who entered brain death, with 11 doctors, including the president of the College of Physicians, now under investigation.

● Updated Law: Act on the Training and Support of Regional Physicians What it does: Introduces a program to place more doctors in underserved regions Took effect: Feb. 24 South Korea is launching a regional doctor program to reduce disparities in access to medical care between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. The program has two tracks. Service-obligated regional doctors are admitted through designated university admissions programs and must work at regional medical institutions for 10 y

An essay published in The Atlantic about a mother's experience with a child's death from measles has drawn criticism from readers and physicians who feel the account was misleading.

Watch Latest Trans Horror: Dad In Dress Kills Ex-Wife, Child, Self At School Hockey Game For the second time in a week, a transgender person has exploded in a display of spectacular, bloody violence. The latest incident unfolded on Monday in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where a 56-year-old man reportedly wearing a dress shot four of his family members and a family friend at a high school hockey game. Police say Robert Robert Dorgan (aka Roberta Esposito) killed the mother of his children and one of their kids before taking his own life. Dorgan's son was reportedly playing in the game that was underway his murderous rage unfolded. Video captured Pawtucket's Dennis M. Lynch Arena as it transitioned from spectator event to deadly madness. As some 15 shots ring out in progressively more rapid sequence, players and fans gradually grasp the reality of what is happening -- first ducking for safety and then fleeing the arena any way they can. After a several-second delay, one final shot can be heard: apparently fired by Dorgan into his own head:  🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: A man kiIIed his wife and shot at least two of his children at a hockey game in Rhode Island, per Fox News This is absolutely HORRIFIC The shooter is deceased along with his wife, but the kids are reportedly hospitalized. Pray for these kids tonight 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/hdVTwxbd9D February 16, 2026 Police say a bystander intervened to stop Dorgan's attack. That hero was able to disarm Dorgan, but the trans shooter had a second firearm in reserve, which he retrieved and used to kill himself. "[The bystander] interjected in this scene, and that's probably what led to a swift end of this tragic event," said Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves. In this alternate video, Dorgan can be seen descending the arena steps before opening fire and then being engaged by the bystander:  Closer slow‑motion footage of the Rhode Island ice hockey shooting. My gratitude goes out to the brave men who tried to stop the shooter. pic.twitter.com/ts4UuVO35g February 17, 2026 Citing court documents, WPRI reported that Dorgan's gender confusion figured in a series of domestic discord spanning years:  In early 2020, Dorgan went to the North Providence Police Department and reported he had recently undergone gender-reassignment surgery and that his father-in-law wanted him out of their North Providence home because of it. Dorgan told police that his father-in-law, who shares the same surname, threatened to “have him murdered by an Asian street gang if he did not move out of the residence,” according to court documents. Dorgan, who said he had lived at the home for seven years, told police that the father-in-law told him, "there's no goddam [sic] way a tranny is going to stay in my house.”   ... Around the same time, Dorgan’s then-wife Rhonda Dorgan filed for divorce. Under grounds for divorce, Rhonda initially wrote, “gender reassignment surgery, narcissistic + personality disorder traits.” Those reasons were then crossed out and replaced with “irreconcilable differences which have caused the immediate breakdown of the marriage.” In the aftermath of Monday's shooting, a visibly shaken adult woman leaving the Pawtucket Police Deparment told reporters, "My father was the shooter. He shot my family, and he's dead now...He has mental health issues...He's sick. He's very sick."   Sorry, fellas -- "Roberta" is off the dating market and rumored to be in an eternal relationship with Satan (X/@VerdadEsPoder via NY Post) A high-volume X account named "Roberta Dorgano" has been widely speculated as belonging to Robert Dorgan, and features a profile photo that seemingly matches other images of the shooter. The same account shows right-wing and potentially antisemitic leanings. Many posts seemingly support the effort to declassify the Epstein files, and others showing appreciation for libertarian-minded Rep. Thomas Massie, who has led that campaign. In a post responding to a video of Rep Jamie Raskin struggling to answer a question about Democrats' relative prior disinterest in the Epstein files, the account replied "(((raskin)))," using a triple-parentheses punctuation that's often used on social media to highlight the fact that a given individual is Jewish. Other posts and reposts imply an interest in decreasing illegal immigration, but one has the account replying "fu loser" to a post by border czar Tom Homan. Others show interest in possible voting-machine abuse that disadvantaged President Trump. The account once replied "handcuffs anyone?" to a post about the intelligence community's promotion of the Russiagate hoax.   On Monday, Pawtucket's Dennis M. Lynch Arena was hosting a Senior Night event featuring five hockey teams: a Coventry-Johnston co-op squad, St. Raphael Academy, Providence Country Day School, North Providence and North Smithfield. Dorgan's son was reportedly a senior on the North Providence team. Another player, Silas Core of the Coventry High Knotty Oakers, told WCVB that he and his teammates sought refuge in a locker room: "We barricaded the locker room with our bodies. We were all pressing up against it, and everybody was worried about our parents and everybody."   The fact that he didn’t just decide he was a woman, he decided he was a Latina woman https://t.co/WZrldAamwt pic.twitter.com/afIh6Z7aw3 February 17, 2026 On Saturday, the account ominously warned against the consequences of ridiculing transgender people: "keep bashing us. but do not wonder why we Go BERSERK."  keep bashing us. but do not wonder why we Go BERSERK February 15, 2026 The reason they go berserk is because transgenderism is a clear and undeniable mental illness often coupled with narcissism and elements of sociopathy.  Studies show that up to 50% of all transgenders have been prescribed psychotropic medications at least once while 75% receive some form of psychotherapy.  Around 80% of trans patients have been diagnosed with secondary disorders and a high rate of narcissism. There have been no significant studies beyond the 2011 Swedish cohort study on transgender criminality and no significant studies on their likelihood of violence.  This is largely due to the political stigma attached to any objective analysis that might paint transgenderism in a negative light.  Just as the progressive media often tries to hide the trans identity of criminal suspects, the psychological community is also politically motivated to hide the unhinged nature of gender dysphoria. This lack of serious investigation needs to change before trans perpetrated killings become an epidemic.    Despite Dorgan's frothing social media frenzy to defend transgenders as mentally sound and peaceful, he only ended up proving the critics correct.     The latest trans-inflicted bloodshed quickly followed a mass shooting in remote Tumbler Ridge, Canada. There, an 18-year-old biological man in a dress killed his mother and half-brother at home before slaughtering five students and an education assistant at a secondary school where he was formerly a student. Media outlets and Wikipedia have described the shooter as female. Speaking to reporters, officials called him a "gunperson."  The violent episodes come as a sea change is underway where gender-transitions are concerned -- and specifically, those administered on children. In a recent legal landmark, a New York jury found a psychologist and a surgeon liable for malpractice after they convinced a 16-year-old girl to lop off her breasts. It was the first medical malpractice case involving a de-transitioner to reach a verdict. Soon after, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons broke ranks with other medical organizations, recommending that member physicians refrain from performing gender transition surgeries on anyone under age 19. While it's only right that this turning away from insanity starts with children, Monday's carnage seemingly shows a need for a broader rethinking of transgenderism across all ages.   Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 09:00

The Athens Medical Association (ISA) has expressed strong concerns to the Ministry of Health regarding a proposed amendment affecting the personal doctor institution and access to specialist physicians.

Dr. Steven Muscoreil has launched a new scholarship program aimed at mentoring and supporting the next generation of physicians.

The article examines the current financial strategies employed by physicians planning to retire within the next five years, specifically concerning their 401(k) investments.

The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians reports that emergency room doctors face threats, intimidation, and "administrative violence" for speaking out about dangerous hospital overcrowding.

Physicians in Alberta are criticizing a proposed Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) bill, emphasizing that MAID is not intended to be 'death on demand'.

Doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador are urging a halt to the mandatory, province-wide implementation of an electronic health information system, warning it could harm patients and drive physicians to retire or leave the province.

After severe abdominal pain sent her to the ER, a Canadian woman faced a 15-hour wait, as physicians warn of worsening overcrowding and staffing shortages nationwide.

The Order of Physicians identifies "procedural lapses" in a dispatch published this week that could remove healthy or vulnerable citizens from family doctor lists without prior notice.

Columbia University has admitted to protecting a doctor accused of abuse, leading to the departure of two physicians from Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals after a report found an institutional culture that discouraged reporting against Robert Hadden.

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The city of Vienna is threatening to cut staff and beds in hospital departments that treat too many 'guest patients' and do not adhere to city guidelines, putting pressure on chief physicians.

Costa Rica's College of Physicians and Surgeons has installed the country's first solmáforo at its Sabana Sur headquarters as a pilot project to measure real-time UV index and promote daily protection against ultraviolet radiation.

Ghanaian comedian Lekzy DeComic is set to stage this year’s Easter edition of his annual comedy special, A Fool in April, on 4th April 2026 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.

Physicians reaffirmed on Thursday their commitment to combat the disease and have no dengue-related deaths by 2030, as they also marked the first year of the Philippine Medical Association’s (PMA) formation of the Empowering Networks to Defeat Dengue coalition. PMA president Hector Santos cited ways to ensure that there will be zero dengue deaths by

Students from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) are participating in a program to shadow physicians at affiliate hospitals, gaining valuable clinical experience.

A prominent Romanian doctor, head of ATI physicians, is defending himself in an ongoing trial for a fatal 2018 road accident by attributing blame to nosocomial infections, with court documents now made public.

While the sit-in by the main opposition alliance continues for the sixth consecutive day, the leadership of the TTAP has reached the Supreme Court for hearings of Imran’s cases.

The federal prescription drug platform TrumpRx seeks to provide more affordable medication prices through 'most-favored-nation' pricing, with physicians discussing its potential impact.

The Greek government is urgently amending national healthcare rules to allow patients to obtain specialist referrals from any available general practitioner, bypassing their assigned primary care physicians to resolve bureaucratic delays.

A Trump administration immigration policy is preventing physicians from 39 countries from working, leading to their departure from U.S. hospitals.

The Order of Physicians pointed out "structural weaknesses" in UTAD's new Medicine course. The university and ULS repudiated the criticism and referred to the accreditation by A3ES.

French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist has requested an investigation into whether conditions are met for the dissolution of the Paris Departmental Council of the Order of Physicians (CDOM 75) due to financial "irregularities" and "major failures."

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Andreas Gassen, head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, criticized Germany's healthcare policy amidst rising costs and patient strain. He noted that about half of Bürgergeld recipients, many without German passports, have immediate access to the health system.

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This mortgage lender boasts several 0% down mortgages that don't require private mortgage insurance.

The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Hesse wants to reclaim a good 56 million euros from an operator of Corona test centers.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday night that PTI founder Imran Khan was examined at Adiala jail for the follow-up treatment of his eye ailment, which showed that his vision had “improved remarkably”. However, the party asserted that any medical examination carried out without the presence of Imran’s personal physicians and his immediate family lacked “transparency and credibility”. In a press release, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the Pims ...

The Kauvery Group has inaugurated specialized gastrointestinal bleeding care centers, integrating emergency physicians, gastroenterologists, intensivists, interventional radiologists, and surgeons for coordinated patient care.

The Dr. James Charasika Scholarship for Medical Students Announces Open Applications for Aspiring Physicians Dedicated to Innovation, Equity, and Patient-Centered Care  The Globe and Mail

ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking the medical treatment of jailed party founder Imran Khan at a hospital of his choice, along with access to his personal physicians. The application, filed by PTI lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa under Order XXXV Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules 2025, comes after Imran underwent a government-facilitated follow-up treatment for his eye ailment. The application, available with Dawn, was filed on behalf of Imran and named the Islamaba...

Germany is experiencing a significant increase in the number of foreign doctors, with one in eight physicians now holding a non-German passport. This trend is driven by a growing demand for medical professionals and the impending retirement of many German doctors.

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2 More High-Profile Transgender Surgery Cases Head To Trial Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two high-profile “detransitioner” cases involving young women whose bodies were irrevocably altered as teens by transgender surgery are expected to go to trial in early 2027. Chloe Cole, an 18-year-old woman who regrets surgically removing her breasts, holds testosterone medication used for transgender patients, in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Chloe Cole, who drew national attention after speaking out against subjecting children to gender-reassignment procedures such as hormones and surgeries, has an April 5, 2027, trial date, according to Mark Trammell, CEO of the Center for American Liberty, which represents several detransitioners. ​Cole and others, known as detransitioners, stopped or reversed a medical gender transition that they started earlier. ​She sued Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and other health care providers in California after receiving life-altering hormones and a double mastectomy when she was 15. ​“Kaiser has done everything in its power to keep Chloe out of a courtroom and to ensure that members of the press are not in the gallery,” Trammell told The Epoch Times. ​For Cole, getting a trial date signifies a victory after years of legal wrangling and delays, she told The Epoch Times via text. “After years of fighting for the voices of my generation to be heard, I’ve been given a date for trial. Every victim, every family who spoke up, every step in the culture, all led to this moment,” she said. ​“I’ve waited for my day in court, not just for my sake, but for that of every child who should’ve been protected from irreversible harm.” Kaiser Foundation Hospitals did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the lawsuit moving forward. However, the medical group told local news outlets in 2023 that it followed medical standards of “gender-affirming care.” ​Trammell also represents Luka Hein, whose case is expected to head to trial in early 2027. ​Hein’s Nebraska case names the University of Nebraska Medical Center Physicians, the Nebraska Medical Center, doctors, therapists, and others as defendants. Like others, Hein had both breasts removed in 2018, when she was 16, as the first step in her “gender-affirming care,” according to the lawsuit. Building Momentum Both medical malpractice cases could solidify gains made in the landmark Fox Varian v. Kenneth Einhorn case, which went to trial in New York last month. It marked the first time that a detransitioner case received a jury verdict. ​The Jan. 30 verdict held a surgeon and psychologist liable for malpractice surrounding the double mastectomy that Fox Varian received when she was 16. The jury found her psychologist, Kenneth Einhorn, and plastic surgeon, Dr. Simon Chin, liable for failing to communicate as required about Varian’s condition. One example was laid out in an October 2019 letter that Einhorn wrote to Chin in support of Varian’s surgery, which contained errors and omitted coexisting mental issues, including autism and depression. Chloe Cole stands near her home in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The New York jury awarded Varian $2 million—$1.6 million for pain and suffering, and $400,000 for future medical expenses. ​The Fox verdict sent shockwaves through the gender medicine industry, while offering hope for other detransitioners. ​Trammell said that while medical negligence lawsuits aren’t new, those involving transgender medicine are. ​“How do you put a price tag on a young woman having her breasts amputated and potentially never being able to have a child?” he asked. ​The hope is that detransitioners will now see that they can win a legal victory. ​“I look at that as a tremendous, tremendous victory, not just for Fox Varian, but for other detransitioners who are maybe thinking about filing lawsuits,” he said. Chloe Cole holds a childhood photo in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Trammell said that the success of medical negligence cases depends on establishing that doctors and hospitals failed to meet the standard of care. That’s why reviews of gender medicine, such as the recent one by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are important, he said. ​That federal report rejected medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria, recommending therapy instead. ​The HHS report noted that evidence underpinning the alleged benefits of medical interventions in pediatric gender dysphoria was “very uncertain.” ​Trammell said the pediatric gender industry appears to be based more on politics than science. ​He pointed to European countries’ changing of their policies after studies showed problems with medical interventions for childhood gender dysphoria. The United States has lagged behind Europe in adjusting its approach to pediatric gender medicine, Trammell said. ​“It’s taken the U.S., unfortunately, years to even begin to catch up. And even still, there’s a ton of money and political power behind it,” he said. Tools for Justice ​Civil lawsuits can be tools for changing behavior on the market level, and the landmark Big Tobacco lawsuit settlement in 1998 is a case in point, Trammell said. ​“I think these cases uniquely present the opportunity to put an end to this barbaric industry because ... it’s driven by money and power,” he said. When doctors, hospitals, and insurers become financially liable for pediatric gender procedures, it will have a chilling effect, Trammell said. Chloe Cole speaks in support of the Protect Children's Innocence Act as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) looks on outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 20, 2022. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times ​Trammell said states have already helped protect vulnerable children by passing laws banning transgender-related hormone treatments and surgery for minors. However, state lawmakers could have a bigger impact by creating a carve-out on the statute of limitations for medical malpractice. In many states, lawsuits must be filed within two years of the alleged malpractice, but it can take children much longer to realize the harm they suffered. In Texas, 60 lawmakers signed a letter supporting a detransitioner’s case, heard on Feb. 11 by the Texas Supreme Court, that was originally dismissed based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. The state lawmakers vowed to support legislation next year to extend the statute of limitations for detransitioners. Soren Aldaco filed a lawsuit in 2023 asking for more than $1 million in damages, claiming that doctors pressured her into gender-reassignment procedures, gave her “life-altering” hormones at 17, and later “botched” a double mastectomy. Trammell said that at the very least, the statute of limitations on cases involving minors shouldn’t start until they turn 18. “They should have five to 10 years at least to be able to make those decisions for things that happen to them as 13-, 14-, 15-year-olds,” he said. Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 18:25

Artificial intelligence is prompting physicians to re-evaluate their core competencies, with many finding chatbots threatening yet not abandoning their medical careers.