Month: June 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) will host […]

The Department of Health is now called the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. The change of name reflects the importance of aged […]

The Supreme Court on June 30 decided it would not hear a challenge to New York’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers that does not […]

Many clinicians may not want to acknowledge when they have negative feelings about a patient in their care, but such resentment or frustration is important […]

Cybersecurity is one of the major challenges for hospitals and their CIOs amid a spate of cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare industry.

Healthcare analytics is a burgeoning market, with health systems increasingly using data to drive clinical decision-making, predict patient outcomes and improve financial and operational performance.

Raymond Grady was selected as president and CEO of Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Ill.) and its South Suburban Chicago Division.

University of Chicago Medicine and Sinai Chicago have joined a Chicago-based initiative focused on using innovation to increase health equity.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has scheduled a public hearing next month regarding Beverly (Mass.) Hospital’s plans to permanently close its freestanding birth center […]

A standard clearance could further broaden Paxlovid’s fast-rising use. But weaknesses are emerging too, among them unclear benefits in vaccinated people and a potential lack […]

As the use of AI ushers in great hope for advancement in the healthcare industry, there are also concerns about the impact this technology could […]

Here are nine of the biggest actions pharmacy chains Walmart, Walgreens and CVS took so far this year, listed in order of Becker’s Hospital Review’s […]

The crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase has similarities to HIV reverse transcriptase, a well-known tractable drug target, which will help design drugs […]

The payer said its decision came after analyzing real-time data when the requirement was in place and that it will continue to perform retrospective reviews.

The payer said its decision came after analyzing real-time data when the requirement was in place and that it will continue to perform retrospective reviews.

Katie Galbraith, current president of Durham, N.C.-based Duke Regional Hospital, has been named the next president for Wynnewood, Pa.-based Lankenau Medical Center.

Researchers have discovered potential new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells. Their study in the journal Leukemia describes the compounds’ potential for killing leukemia […]

The new law received bipartisan support as lawmakers become increasingly frustrated with the VA’s management of the seven-year-old program, which has been dogged by delays, […]

The new law received bipartisan support as lawmakers become increasingly frustrated with the VA’s management of the seven-year-old program, which has been dogged by delays, […]

Hauppauge, NY, Loud Muscle Science, LLC is voluntarily recalling the following Launch Sequence products and lots listed in the table below to the consumer level. […]

Alerting law enforcement about a patient’s plan to get a legal abortion in another state would be “inconsistent” with ethical standards, according to the Health […]

This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates […]

Representatives from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, New York-based Mount Sinai and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanete were among the 61 organizations present June 30 at the White […]

Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association have approved a three-year contract with Taunton-based Steward Morton Hospital.

The court’s action follows a decision in December in which the justices declined an emergency request to halt the requirement.

Men are disproportionately more likely to be offered remote work opportunities and have the option to work from home compared to women, according to a […]

Getinge’s new DPTE-EXO with Sleeveless DPTE-BetaBag is an alpha port with an external opening and an integrated funnel for automated aseptic transfer.

Researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may offer a therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia, a common form […]

Following the recommendation of an independent vaccine panel, FDA is advising vaccine manufacturers to include an Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 component to their booster doses.

In its annual meeting in early June, the association labeled climate change a “public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all people.”

Ipsen will acquire Epizyme, who recently had their lead medicine Tazverik (tazemetostat) approved by FDA for treatment of relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

Inceptor Bio and the University of Minnesota aim to build a novel iPSC platform to accelerate cell therapy drug development.

The tumultuous events of the past few years have increased pressure on hospitals and health systems, and irrevocably impacted how they operate.

The FDA told vaccine manufacturers June 30 to focus on leading omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, two days after an independent panel voted to recommend […]

Recovering from a ransomware attack will cost a healthcare organization $1.85 million, on average, and take about a week to resolve, according to Sophos’ most […]

Spread across 32,000 sqm, and housing state-of-the-art production technology, the plant is built to cater to export markets. It currently has a workforce of 70 […]

Health system IT and digital leaders have the opportunity to create and implement any number of innovations in the increasingly tech-driven healthcare industry.

The Organ Procurement and Transportation Network has voted for transplant hospitals to remove race from their calculations of kidney function, the group said in a […]

GE Healthcare has recalled 4,222 Carescape R860 ventilator backup batteries in a class 1 recall, the most serious type, after discovering replacement batteries were unexpectedly […]

There are a lot of really great things you can accomplish with protein-based therapeutics that are hard to do by any other means. Monoclonal antibodies […]

Six overarching themes contributed to physician job stress and suicides, a study published June 29 in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior found.

With hospitals sitting on so much data in our tech-heavy age, health systems have to be vigilant about safeguarding their patients’ protected health information.

As healthcare workers continue to leave the industry at startling rates, health systems must find more effective ways to attract and retain employees. 

A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal […]

With the COVID-19 pandemic straining medical supply chains for more than two years, operation experts are still grappling with daily disruptions.

As expected, and as many feared, the U.S. Supreme Court has rolled back the privacy rights of women to make their own choices about their […]

Zimmer Biomet and Canary Medical are rolling out the first knee implant with an integrated sensor, though it will take time to learn how to […]

Dawn Bulgarella was selected as interim CEO of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System.

Merck has launched a new program aimed at helping early-stage biomedical startups pilot their technologies. 

CMS released updated guidance June 29 on minimum health and safety standards that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. 

Researchers have unraveled how bacteria adhere to host cells and thus taken the first step towards developing a new class of antibiotics.

Information from Google searches as well as COVID-19 data on vaccination and previous hospitalizations can help create a real-time, predictive calculator of future hospitalizations, according […]

HHS has launched a website, reproductiverights.gov, to help people understand their abortion rights and find access to contraception and abortion services, Politico reported June 29. 

Pfizer-BioNTech has inked a deal for $3.2 billion with the federal government to deliver 105 million COVID-19 adult and child vaccines by the end of […]

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid has curbed its net debt of $2.9 billion last year to $2.7 billion, The Washington Post reported June 29. 

Wednesday’s announcement came as Congress remained gridlocked over billions in funding requested by the Biden administration to purchase additional vaccines, tests and drugs to fight […]

An Iowa man has been sentenced June 29 to more than two years in prison for wrongfully accessing and disclosing information from patient records at […]

“Now that vaccination and testing rates are falling, Walgreens’ performance is deteriorating.” GlobalData Managing Director Neil Saunders said in an email.

California passed legislation a year ago requiring all healthcare and human services providers to sign a data-sharing agreement, which will be posted July 1. CalMatters, […]

Tiffany Murdock, MSN, was named CEO of Singing River Health System in Ocean Springs, Miss.

The federal government has released guidance on how members of the public can protect their reproductive health privacy in the wake of the Supreme Court’s […]

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has received $1.7 million in federal funding to build a digital platform to improve healthcare access for underserved communities in […]

Only 19.6 percent of adults in the U.S. have high cardiovascular health, a study published June 29 in Circulation found.

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health and Carrollton, Ky.-based Carroll County Memorial Hospital have teamed up with two big goals in mind: improving access to care and […]

Columbus, Ga.-based Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital is investigating a cyberattack, its CEO said June 30. 

Greenfield, Ind.-based Hancock Healthcare and Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Healthcare have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued privacy guidelines Wednesday clarifying how to protect patient health information following the Supreme Court’s ruling ending the constitutional […]

A bipartisan group of 12 senators is rejecting the Department of Veterans Affairs’ plan to close or overhaul hospitals that no longer meet the healthcare […]

King of Prussia Pa.-based Universal Health Services is revising its forecast for the year due to a significant shortfall in operating results during April and […]

Monroe, La.-based St. Francis Medical Center named John Bruchhaus, MD, its new chief medical officer effective July 5, The Ouachita Citizen reported June 29.

Nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., and Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City, Ore., have reached tentative agreements with […]

Nearly half of revenue cycle leaders said their departments are facing severe labor shortages, according to a midyear financial trends report released June 29 by […]

FDA warns about possible increased risk of death and serious side effects with cancer drug Copiktra (duvelisib). Consider risks and benefits of continued use versus […]

U.S. News & World Report said several methodology changes will be reflected in this year’s edition of Best Hospitals rankings and ratings when they are published […]

Piedmont Walton Hospital has selected Haley Harrison, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, the Monroe, Ga.-based hospital said June 29. 

As part of ONC’s efforts to embrace the concept of health equity by design, ONC’s Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) held a hearing in […]

Healthcare Realty Trust shareholder Land & Buildings announced in a June 16 investor presentation press release shared with Becker’s that it intends to vote against […]

Minneapolis-based Allina Health has officially set the site for its new Cambridge (Minn.) Medical Center — Highway 65 and Xylite Street Northeast, just north of […]

As ‘the Amazon of DNA,’ Twist CSO, Aaron Sato, discusses the company’s breakthrough approach to DNA production and its expansion into drug development.

The distribution will take place on a four-tier basis with areas that have the highest case rates coming first. Within the tiers, priority will be based […]

Companies will combine to investigate a novel treatment for a rare bone disease

The can-do attitude and independence of GPs offers a unique opportunity to help reverse the ‘horrific statistics’ of deprivation, the RCGP Annual Conference heard.

The can-do attitude and independence of GPs offers a unique opportunity to help reverse the ‘horrific statistics’ of deprivation, the RCGP Annual Conference heard.

Centre will accelerate drug development and enable precision health solutions

The second quarter of 2022 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with multiple approvals. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) meet its primary […]

UF Health has named Lakesha Butler, Pharm.D., associate vice president for inclusion, diversity and health equity and chief diversity officer.

Shots: The P-III (AEGEAN) trial evaluates the safety & tolerability of Imfinzi + neoadjucant CT vs CT alone in patients with NSCLC The results from the combination […]

It will be the first instance of any Indian manufacturer’s vaccine — Covid or non-Covid — to be exported to the US. According to a […]

Shots: Generian to receive an upfront payment, ~$180M success-based milestone payments & royalties on global net sales of the newly developed products based on the […]

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the IND application of APG-5918, an oral EED protein inhibitor for the treatment of solid tumors & hematologic malignancies […]

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the IND application of APG-5918, an oral EED protein inhibitor for the treatment of solid tumors & hematologic malignancies […]

Shots: The P-II portion evaluates the safety, tolerability, efficacy, PK & PD of GBT601 (100/150/200mg) in the ratio of 1:1:1 in patients (n=60) aged 18-65yrs. […]

How will the industry adapt to a post-Roe world?

Shots: Merck & the New Jersey Innovation Institute jointly developed MDSS to support startup technologies for drug discovery & development with investments from the Merck […]

Shots: Jaguar to receive $5M monthly license fee payments along with a quarterly purchase of its common stock by SynWorld priced at $5M & an […]

Hear from Dr Lucas de Toca PSM on COVID-19 oral treatments, how the various medicines differ from each other, and who is eligible to receive […]

The stipulation of dismissal was filed pursuant to a settlement agreement that the company entered into with Indivior and Aquestive, it added.”The settlement and dismissal […]

Thursday June 30, 2022 at 11am ET | 10am CT | 8am PT Cell and gene therapy (CGT) and antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developers and manufacturers […]

Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital in Green Valley, Ariz., is closing June 30 at 12:00 p.m. The closure will result in 315 workers losing their […]

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since June 22: 

Keri Pintozzi is the new CFO of 113-bed HCA Florida Lake City Hospital. 

Moving can be an exciting time. As you get ready for your move, it’s important to remember moving may impact your health insurance coverage options […]

[Federal Register Volume 87, (Thursday, June 30, 2022 )] [Proposed Rule] [Pages 39033-39036] Massachusetts State Plan for State and Local Government Employers; Notification of Submission; […]

[Federal Register Volume 87, (Thursday, June 30, 2022 )] [Final Rule] [Pages 38985-38986] Safety and Health Regulations for Construction–Lead

Seattle Children’s Hospital is facing pressure from the Washington State Nurses Association to pay its staff nurses more instead of paying travel nurse wages and offering […]

The guidance is part of President Joe Biden’s push to improve nursing home safety and quality amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alignment Healthcare’s expansion into Texas, Florida, and additional counties in four other states represents the greatest geographic growth in the insurtech’s nine-year history.

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is restructuring leadership in its New York region as it combines St. Peter’s Health Partners in Albany and St. Joseph’s Health […]

Charlie Bell helped shape Amazon’s cloud-computing service into the giant it has become today — and now leads a huge cybersecurity division for rival Microsoft, […]

In an interview with Becker’s, Boston-based Northeastern University mechanical and industrial engineering professor Jacqueline Griffin, PhD, shared some thoughts on why drug shortages have plagued […]

Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, Mo., stopped providing emergency contraceptives for about a day before offering them again June 29, a spokesperson told […]

On June 29, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously in favor of a $25 minimum hourly wage for workers at privately owned healthcare facilities, […]

A generation ago we spoke of cancer in hushed tones. We whispered about the suspected “Big C,” diagnoses were kept secret, and that was that. 

The threat of being fined or penalized for regulatory non-compliance is a top concern regarding the ability to safeguard health system data for more than […]

As the number of reported COVID-19 cases teeters at about 100,000 each day, health experts warn there isn’t an easy fix but pointed to two […]

MilliporeSigma and Lotte Group will collaborate on facility design and workforce training for a new biologics business unit in the US.

David Elgarico was named CEO of MetroWest Medical Center, a health system that includes Framingham (Mass.) Union Hospital and Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Mass.

Under the collaboration, Avantor and GeminiBio will offer custom cGMP solutions to enhance process efficiency and accelerate speed-to-market of novel emerging therapy modalities.

The European Commission has approved Cosentyx for the treatment of various childhood arthritic conditions.

In nearly every facet of our lives, all of us are routinely put in the position of trying to settle disputes or disagreements, whether it […]

PicnicHealth, a tech company that collects and digitizes patients’ medical records, closed on $60 million in series C funding June 27 to expand its digital […]

The “abortion pill” is a bit of a misnomer. Known formally as medical or medication abortion, it is really two separate drugs—mifepristone, which stops the […]

The Joint Commission has issued guidance to help prevent healthcare professionals from using packaged sterile supplies and devices that are expired or compromised. 

Burbank, California, Bryant Ranch Prepack Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Morphine Sulfate 30 mg Extended-Release tablets (Comprised of 10 bottles), and one lot […]

The CIO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Atefeh Riazi has a passion for spreading the benefits of healthcare technology around the world, with a […]

Four chief medical and nursing officer moves at hospitals and health systems Becker’s has covered since June 23:

The European Commission has approved Xenpozyme as the first treatment for ASMD.

Primary care physicians forgo considerable amounts of Medicare revenue because they infrequently use billing codes for prevention and coordination services despite having eligible patients, according […]

IT staffing remains a major challenge for hospital systems, as they compete with tech companies for skilled employees in the midst of a tight labor […]

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are taking a harder look at coverage denials, fraud and waste in the popular MA program.

Big Tech companies that collect personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has partnered with health information company Exo to make ultrasounds more portable and accessible. 

Athenahealth has launched a virtual voice assistant that helps clinicians document patient visits within its EHR system. 

Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health will open an inventory reserve program designed to anticipate supply chain needs and better equip health systems and labs ahead of […]

Pharmaceutical company Sanofi plans to lower the cost of its 30-day packages of insulin from $99 to $35 for uninsured Americans with diabetes.

Organizations offering medication abortion, a regimen of taking two drugs to terminate a pregnancy in the first 10 weeks, are seeing a hike in demand […]

Twenty-nine percent of physicians said they have friends who are also their patients, even though that is discouraged by the American Medical Association.

A new oral treatment for ulcerative colitis that focuses on reducing inflammation in gut microbiota has been developed by researchers.

Research on wastewater finds that a large spike in acetaminophen preceded a spike in viral RNA during one COVID-19 wave in Western New York.

As a practicing drug discovery scientist for thirty-odd years (and some of them have been pretty odd, as the usual joke runs), I just cannot […]

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health is working with drone delivery company Zipline to fly specialty medications to patients via drones. 

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital were designated as a Pheo Para Clinical Center June 28 for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors.

“We will continue to take aggressive action against this virus,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, who has also been playing a […]

CIOs are taking on larger roles within health systems as technology is growing to support all departments and the system’s central mission.

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine received a $5.3 million grant June 28 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health […]

Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital is partnering with Israeli digital health company FeelBetter to determine whether the use of data and technology can improve medication management […]

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine faces a lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleges she was wrongfully fired, the West Virginia Record reported June 23.

Photo by Lukas on Pexels Back to news 01/07/2022 Call for joint action to promote physical health in education: ENETOSH and EU-OSHA workshop on MSD […]

Amazon Web Services is set to flourish in the coming years as the IT sector shifts to the cloud, a tech analyst and its CEO […]