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The first confirmed link between Parkinson’s disease and a red brain pigment has been made by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Despite the many headwinds home-based care agencies are facing, staffing generally takes the cake as the top one. Providers looking to make up ground in […]

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health appointed four leaders to expanded roles within the $7 billion organization, according to a March 23 news release.

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill Thursday to expand Medicaid eligibility to include nearly all adults who make less than 133 percent of […]

Walmart, CVS and Walgreens are all entering into the clinical trials business, and given their proximity to diverse populations, the retail disruptors may have an […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health merged into a 33-hospital system with more than 58,000 employees in April 2022, less than […]

While Oracle Cerner underwent a “mass” layoff recently, according to some affected employees, the company may not have been required to notify the government, Kansas […]

Two out of three physicians are considering leaving their roles as overworking continues to be a widespread challenge and physician compensation remained flat or was […]

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced on Thursday that he signed a bill banning certain gender-affirming care for minors in the state. Kemp said he […]

Sutter Health reported a net loss of $249 million in 2022, compared with a $1.14 billion gain the prior year.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has donated $60,000 to 10 rural hospitals in Georgia, the Coastal Courier reported March 23.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health eliminated 68 jobs at the levels of director and above, the system’s COO confirmed to The Alamance News.

When you watch a game on television, it may look like the coaches are pacing up and down the field — on the sidelines. However, […]

For the second time this year, Waud Capital Partners is making an investment in a home-based-care adjacent platform. On Thursday, the Chicago-based middle-market private equity […]

Eighty-four percent of provider leaders, who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at their healthcare organizations, said their organizations work with more than 20 […]

Microsoft has partnered with Syneos Health to develop a machine-learning platform that can support and speed the analysis, design and operations of clinical trials.  

If you’ve made your way to the C-suite in a hospital, it might be easy to think you simply need to focus on being the […]

The FDA greenlit SafeSource Direct’s new nitrile exam gloves that are designed to weigh less “to offer a cost-effective solution” for “low-risk, high-volume environments,” the […]

A bipartisan Senate duo is working to reignite efforts to cap the cost of insulin for everyone with private insurance, rather than just Medicare.  Updated […]

Pennsylvania lawmakers want to bring in legislation placing a ban on private equity groups and other for-profit entities from buying hospitals in a bid to […]

State lawmakers in North Carolina reached a deal Thursday on Medicaid expansion, ending a decadelong fight in the state over whether to accept federal funding […]

Officials at Sandpoint-based Bonner General Health said Idaho’s legal and political climate was partly to blame.

The Cincinnati-based Catholic nonprofit health system disclosed a $1.2 billion net loss in 2022, compared with a $997.7 million gain in the prior year, largely due […]

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers found a way to reduce cancer diagnosis time from 32 days to 12 for underserved populations, The ASCO Post reported […]

A Hawaii physician was arrested and charged with four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances after providing prescriptions to an undercover federal agent he […]

The report comes as provider groups increasingly use artificial intelligence to combat clinician burnout and tech companies invest in healthcare data management.

Vital, an artificial intelligence-powered digital patient experience company, raised $24.7 million in series B financing. 

New York City’s NYU Langone Hospitals had its outlook revised to positive from stable amid a “very good operating performance” that has helped lead to […]

The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What […]

Perry Gay has resigned as president and CEO of Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital, the Pharos-Tribune reported.

A new KFF-Washington Post partnership survey provides a groundbreaking portrait of the diverse identities and experiences of transgender adults in the United States, including how […]

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After what was a substantial decline in 2020, tuberculosis cases in the U.S. rebounded by 5 percent in 2022, up again for the second year […]

Use of telemental health services expanded quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and all signs indicate this trend is here to stay. More than half of […]

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The BMA has called on the Home Office to put in place a solution to the visa problems facing newly-qualified international medical graduate (IMG) GPs […]

The BMA has called on the Home Office to put in place a solution to the visa problems facing newly-qualified international medical graduate (IMG) GPs […]

The top pharmacy school ranked by passage rates of the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination tests is outside the U.S., according to the National Association […]

Matko Vranjes, COO of Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital, was named interim CEO of the organization, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. 

The private equity-backed startup closed two rural Missouri hospitals just two years after purchasing them. It now faces legal scrutiny and several lawsuits.

Low-income patients, rural communities and safety-net hospitals have been disadvantaged by restrictions placed on 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community and specialty contract pharmacies, […]

EHR vendor Oracle Cerner has conducted its second lay off as part of Oracle’s new “restructuring plan” that aims to save the company $927 million […]

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is partnering with Illinois State University to launch the Illinois Innovation Network, which aims to focus on innovation within clinical and […]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in a Thursday interview on The Hill’s Rising said he wouldn’t vaccinate his own children for COVID-19 out of concerns about […]

For about an hour and a half on March 22, four pharmaceutical supply experts outlined ideas to lawmakers to reform the nation’s slippery access to […]

Michelle Riley-Brown was named president and CEO of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Health system innovation leaders told Becker’s economic pressures such as rising interest rates and bank failures make it even more imperative to reshape healthcare, but […]

A new study is debunking the “obesity paradox” and found better measures than body mass index to determine heart failure in overweight patients, Science Daily […]

Physicians and executives from Stanford Health Care, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of North Carolina Health and more have joined a newly formed clinical advisory board […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare released its annual impact report March 23, spotlighting patient care advancements, as well as the system’s community investments and efforts to […]

Physicians will spend much of their time in the EHR system, and selecting the correct one is key to a practice’s success.

During a thunderstorm can you really appreciate the grandiosity and absolute supremacy of Mother Nature?

The Federal Trade Commission is soliciting public comments on the business practices of healthcare cloud vendors.

Two out of three physicians said they were considering an employment change, according to a survey out Thursday from Doximity.

The Jasper (Texas) Hospital District board voted to sell the former Dickerson Memorial Hospital and its associated properties, kjas.com reported March 22.

Holy Cross Health in Silver Spring, Md., is hitting the pause button on two projects costing $45 million total, the Washington Business Journal reported March […]

The board of trustees for Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has a new chairman four months after welcoming a new CEO and recovering from an alleged scandal […]

On March 22, the Biden administration signaled an end to the nearly 40-year monopoly of the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national nonprofit weighed […]

Workers are leaving Big Tech companies like Google and Meta to work for health tech companies such as Optum because of the mission of healthcare, […]

Forty-two percent of adults in the U.S. are living with obesity, meaning they have a body mass index of 30 or higher, according to an […]

St. Louis-based SSM Health has reported a 2022 operating loss of $248.9 million after its expenses increased 7.6 percent over the previous year.

The White House will disband its COVID-19 response team after the national and public health emergencies end May 11, multiple current and former officials told […]

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health and medical services provider Shields Health are closing their urgent care clinic locations in Feeding Hills, Longmeadow and Westfield, Mass., masslive.com […]

While the public health emergency in the U.S. will draw to a close in May, the pandemic remains far from over. Hospitals are set to […]

The Miami Transplant Institute has abruptly halted its adult heart transplant program until further notice, the Miami Herald reported March 23.

UPMC Somerset (Pa.) Hospital’s total staff has increased by nearly 7 percent since it merged with Pittsburgh-based UPMC four years ago, one of many signs […]

Most consumers don’t challenge or negotiate the medical bills they receive, but the majority of those who do are successful in getting the disputed charges […]

Political troubles regarding Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 policies and treatment protocols continue to extend to board meetings.

Here are 14 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since March 1:

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System is giving at least 5 percent pay increase to all employees beginning April 13.

Sacramento-based Sutter Health reported an operating gain of $278 million in 2022 as expenses were largely on a par with 2021.

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It’s fair to say North Carolina’s treasurer, Dale Folwell, isn’t on great speaking terms with that state’s hospitals and health systems, many of its politicians, […]

Surgical specialities tend to yield the highest pay, while pediatricians typically take home the least, according to a recent report from Doximity. 

The Federal Trade Commission has requested a budget of $590 million for 2024 — an increase of $160 million from 2022 — $70 million of […]

Average physician pay in the U.S. decreased 2.4 percent between 2021 and 2022; however, it trended upward in some cities, according to a recent report […]

Caitlin Ashley Evans, a former nurse who admitted to diverting opioids while working at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont., has been sentenced to three […]

The KFF/Washington Post Trans survey is the most in-depth representative survey of the life experiences of transgender adults in the U.S., including how they define […]

Junior doctors in England will strike for an unprecedented 96 hours from 6:59am on Tuesday 11 April after the government failed to make a ‘credible […]

Junior doctors in England will strike for an unprecedented 96 hours from 6:59am on Tuesday 11 April after the government failed to make a ‘credible […]

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Consider three hypothetical women in their mid-70s, all living alone in identical economic circumstances with the same array of ailments: diabetes, arthritis, and high blood […]

When Mackenzie Sachs, a registered dietitian on the Blackfeet Reservation, in northwestern Montana, sees a patient experiencing high blood pressure, diabetes, or another chronic illness, […]

I’ve been friends with Roberto Ascione for many years. Roberto is a keen Napoli fan who on the side runs the Healthware Group and also […]

Emergency departments and the specialty of emergency medicine are like the well-adjusted friend who is in need of help, but everyone assumes is doing just […]

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine has selected DexCare to power its virtual visits and telehealth program.

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine has selected DexCare to power its virtual visits and telehealth program.

Colorado House Bill 23-1215, legislation that originally proposed a ban on hospital facility fees for care provided outside a hospital, is being rolled back to […]

Colorado House Bill 23-1215, legislation that originally proposed a ban on hospital facility fees for care provided outside a hospital, is being rolled back to […]

Akron, Ohio, has been working to reduce the load on its emergency services and ambulance fleet through a telehealth pilot program where patients can receive […]

Akron, Ohio, has been working to reduce the load on its emergency services and ambulance fleet through a telehealth pilot program where patients can receive […]

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced it aims to overhaul and modernize the organ transplant system in the U.S. with a plan that includes breaking […]

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Sovah Health, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, said the emergency room renovations at its Danville, Va., site are now budgeted at more than $20 […]

Sovah Health, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, said the emergency room renovations at its Danville, Va., site are now budgeted at more than $20 […]

Senate Republicans questioned the Biden administration’s plans to tackle prescription drug prices among other priorities during two hearings Wednesday featuring Health and Human Services Secretary […]

PurposeCare – a relatively new and quickly growing home-based care provider – has acquired the St. Joseph Michigan-based Home Sweet Home In-Home Care. Backed by […]

A bill that passed Wednesday on the state level is being touted as a potential blueprint to mitigating home-based care workforce shortages nationwide. In Frankfort, […]

Ninety-percent of provider leaders, who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at their healthcare organizations, said they lost revenue due to inefficient data usage, […]

Ninety-percent of provider leaders, who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at their healthcare organizations, said they lost revenue due to inefficient data usage, […]

UNC Health Rockingham in Eden, N.C., has named Thresa Hardy, DNP, MSN, as chief nursing officer and chief operating officer. She joined the 108-bed community […]

UNC Health Rockingham in Eden, N.C., has named Thresa Hardy, DNP, MSN, as chief nursing officer and chief operating officer. She joined the 108-bed community […]

Stéphane Bancel said his company’s planned price hike covers the higher costs of commercial sales. Sen. Bernie Sanders called it part of industry’s “unprecedented level […]

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will provide pediatric hospitalists and neonatal nurse practitioners to the Lansing, Mich., region through a partnership with  McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital. 

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will provide pediatric hospitalists and neonatal nurse practitioners to the Lansing, Mich., region through a partnership with  McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital. 

Bright Health Group’s shaky finances have attracted negative attention from regulators in numerous states, including Florida and Tennessee.

Tamia Potter made history by matching with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s neurological surgery program on March 17. She is the first Black woman to be […]

Tamia Potter made history by matching with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s neurological surgery program on March 17. She is the first Black woman to be […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently placed healthcare among the critical infrastructure sectors that are “so vital to the United States that their incapacitation […]

The LockBit 3.0 ransomware is more invasive than its previous versions and is capable of dismantling malware detection, federal officials warn. 

The LockBit 3.0 ransomware is more invasive than its previous versions and is capable of dismantling malware detection, federal officials warn. 

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System implemented Meditech’s smart pump infusion integration into its Baxter Spectrum IQ infusion system so that the health system’s medical […]

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System implemented Meditech’s smart pump infusion integration into its Baxter Spectrum IQ infusion system so that the health system’s medical […]

Universities across the U.S. are accelerating curriculum tracks to graduate medical students faster and help curb the ongoing healthcare workforce shortage.

Universities across the U.S. are accelerating curriculum tracks to graduate medical students faster and help curb the ongoing healthcare workforce shortage.

Washington hospitals are in dire financial straits. Service cuts and closures are inevitable if such losses continue, The News Tribune reported March 22. 

Washington hospitals are in dire financial straits. Service cuts and closures are inevitable if such losses continue, The News Tribune reported March 22. 

Democratic senators lashed out at Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel in a Thursday hearing over his company’s plans to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. […]

If Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signs the bill as expected, North Carolina would join 39 states and the District of Columbia in expanding Medicaid eligibility […]

Renton, Wash.-based Providence had its second downgrade in less than a week amid higher expenses that helped lead to steeper-than-expected losses and an expectation of […]

Renton, Wash.-based Providence had its second downgrade in less than a week amid higher expenses that helped lead to steeper-than-expected losses and an expectation of […]

It’s been three years since COVID-19 crept across the U.S., with the World Health Organization declaring the virus outbreak a pandemic in March 2020. Though […]

It’s been three years since COVID-19 crept across the U.S., with the World Health Organization declaring the virus outbreak a pandemic in March 2020. Though […]

This data note looks at national and state-by-state Medicaid and CHIP enrollment data through November 2022. After declines in enrollment from 2017 through 2019, preliminary […]

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health said it has put in place a number of initiatives that could boost the system by $280 million.

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health said it has put in place a number of initiatives that could boost the system by $280 million.

The site www.ivermectin4covid.com, which touted ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment despite a lack of clinical evidence, is temporarily suspended after the FDA warned the site […]

The site www.ivermectin4covid.com, which touted ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment despite a lack of clinical evidence, is temporarily suspended after the FDA warned the site […]

Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to honor these impactful chief experience officers for hospitals and health systems across the U.S. for 2023.

(WFLA) — U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. The outbreak […]

Tainted eye drops have been linked to three deaths and eight cases of vision loss after they became infected with a drug-resistant bacteria, according to […]

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Child and adolescent mortality rates are climbing in the U.S. at the sharpest rates in nearly 50 years, a trend that has “ominous implications,” new […]