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Wright Lassiter III is leaving Detroit for a “once in a career” opportunity to helm the nation’s largest nonprofit health system and have perhaps the […]

The USFDA approval makes SII – the first Indian vaccine maker to export vaccines to the US market, a testimony to the company’s abilities to […]

Shots: The P-III (TENAYA) & (LUCERNE) studies evaluating Vabysmo vs aflibercept in 1329 patients with wet AMD The results showed that 59% & 67% of […]

Shots: Eurofarma gets exclusive rights to develop & commercialize cenobamate in Latin America. In exchange, SK will receive $15M up front & will be eligible […]

Hear from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Professor Alison McMillan. In this video she discusses if you can avoid getting COVID-19, how to prepare for […]

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Acquisitions will be a key part of the Molina’s growth strategy, said CEO Joe Zubretsky.

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Mayo Clinic Platform, the data analytics and digital health arm of the Rochester, Minn.-based medical center, is trying to stop diseases in patients before they […]

The CEO of Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., is no longer employed after a special meeting by the board on July 13, according […]

A lot changes in health IT in 50 days, let alone 50 years. Just ask Harry Evans.

Texas calls the guidance an “abortion mandate,” and says emergency situations may include those threatening a fetus, too.

The CIOs at children’s hospitals are tasked with managing IT operations and digital teams focused on patient and caregiver connectivity.

If not for an eye injury Jim Shmerling, DHA, suffered as a child —serious enough to send him to the hospital — his career could […]

Lobbying efforts for legislation to end the criminalization of medical errors are well underway in Tennessee, where former nurse RaDonda Vaught was criminally convicted and […]

Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy for term newborns with birth asphyxia has no benefit over cooling therapy alone, a new study shows. The findings contrast with […]

Antisense oligonucleotides, or ASOs, are molecules that can be used to control protein levels in cells. Scientists have discovered a new way ASOs may help […]

About 60 million people — nearly 1 in 5 Americans — live in rural areas and depend on their local hospitals for care. Nearly 80 […]

A new three-digit phone number for suicide prevention and other mental health emergencies goes national Saturday, but full implementation will take years.

In the middle of a patient experience crisis, the logical assumption for a health system that gives patients the opportunity to request a refund is […]

With senior care communities under national scrutiny, April’s “The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality” report includes a recommendation for all facilities to adopt […]

Nurses at Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital voted for representation by Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, the hospital confirmed in a July 14 statement […]

Paul Hauptman, MD, was appointed dean of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and chief academic officer of Reno-based Renown Health, according to […]

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking vice presidents. 

Today, Congress and the administration are at odds on the need to purchase more vaccines and therapeutics while the public health workforce is beleaguered, former […]

The loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age causes the heart muscle to scar and can lead to deadly heart failure, new […]

Clinical trial results suggest that a step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular edema start with a less expensive medicine and switch to a […]

A study has found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin to standard chemotherapy treatment improves overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, when compared to […]

Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center has selected Kelly Watson, DNP, RN, as its chief nursing officer, the hospital said July 14. 

Nursing staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, who are represented by the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, approved a […]

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has partnered with drone delivery company Zipline to transport medical supplies to hospitals, labs and physician offices across the system.

Jared Anderson, MD, an emergency physician practicing at Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan hospitals, has been named to Epic’s national advisory board.

Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital is considering rebuilding in a new location rather than renovating its current facility, NBC affiliate WSMV reported July 13. 

June proved to be a tricky month for hospital transactions, with heavy Federal Trade Commission involvement with two abandoned deals, JD Supra reported July 12. 

Time to get down and get chemical today, with a look at “Rieke metals“. These are named after their discoverer, Rueben Rieke, who founded a […]

The CDC updated enhanced barrier precautions for nursing facilities July 12 to protect residents from multidrug-resistant organisms.

In order to optimize limited resources amid a local and national healthcare staffing shortage, University Hospitals will consolidate these services into its other facilities.

Many health systems are considering job cuts and layoffs, particularly among nonclinical staff, amid financial challenges and outsourcing functions.

A patient at Cleveland Clinic defended the system’s enforcement of its mask mandate July 13 and said he felt a previous patient’s complaint of lax […]

Several emergency physicians at Banner Health’s University Medical Center Phoenix are providing virtual training sessions on trauma care to assist medical personnel in Ukraine working […]

The Rural Emergency Hospital program, slated to launch in January, will offer to pay small, struggling hospitals to drop their inpatient beds and focus solely […]

Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute offers a case study in selecting and implementing information technology for the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model.

Endura and all other associated trademarks would be part of the acquisition. CHL will initiate the distribution and marketing of the Endura Mass pending the […]

Beth Hughes, president of Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Western Iowa health system, will step down to accept a position with a Buffalo, N.Y.-based healthcare system. 

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Douglasville, Ga.-based Wellstar Douglas Hospital was recently certified as a primary heart attack center by The Joint Commission and American Heart Association, the Douglas County […]

Engage Venture Partners, a new medical technology venture capital firm, launched with its first investment into Melodi Health, a medical device company.

Cleveland Clinic will offer Saturday clinics beginning July 23 dedicated to providing patients with contraceptive options.

Berwyn, Pa.-based Fresenius Vascular Care has been accused of defrauding Medicare and other healthcare programs through “billing for unnecessary procedures” at nine of its locations, […]

The number of transplantation operations, both for solid organs and stem cells, has increased steadily for over a decade. Every transplantation requires comprehensive testing of […]

As the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant spreads nationwide and the federal government is encouraging booster shots for eligible adults, some experts are questioning whether it’s […]

Application for OTC contraceptive highlights efforts to broaden access to medicines.

The doctor said he plans to offer abortion pills as early as this week at one location and surgical abortions within six months at the […]

The Biden administration has bought 3.2 million Novavax doses so far, and the company’s CEO said vaccinations should begin later this month.

From the power struggle of regulatory telehealth policy to the rise of automation technology, Amwell President and co-CEO Roy Schoenberg, MD, shared his predictions on […]

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has appointed Vincent Tammaro vice president and CFO, effective Aug. 1. 

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, N.Y., failed to properly train the 41 workers being laid off as it outsources revenue cycle functions, CBS affiliate WWNY […]

As of July 13, 1,053 monkeypox cases have been confirmed across 41 states and Washington, D.C., according to the CDC. 

“This includes access to prescription medications for reproductive health and other types of care,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.

A drug used in the clinical treatment of angina symptoms also has an anti-inflammatory effect and reduces atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels — thereby reducing […]

Scientists demonstrate the influence of nanoparticles and surrounding ions on the formation of beta-sheet structure in amyloid beta proteins.

A Pompano Beach, Fla.-based specialty pharmacy agreed to pay $1.31 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for prescriptions for an […]

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is scaling back care at two hospitals and consolidating services. 

ChristianaCare has purchased West Grove, Pa.-based Jennersville Hospital from Tower Health but has not revealed when it will reopen the facility that was closed in […]

The American Medical Association said CMS’ proposed physician payment rule for 2023 will create long-term financial instability in the Medicare physician payment system and threaten […]

For the first time in 25 years, the government is planning a bill regarding rural hospitals, offering funding if they eliminate unused inpatient beds to […]

For the second consecutive year, Massachusetts took the top spot on the Sharecare Community Well-Being Index ranking of best states for overall well-being, while Mississippi […]

Twenty-two percent of revenue cycle leaders who manage their inpatient RCM outsource some of their outpatient or ancillary RCM services, according to a study conducted […]

Fewer but larger deals are becoming the norm in the hospital sector, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest update on deal activity.

Penn Highlands Connellsville (Pa.) Hospital will lay off 27 employees and eliminate 20 additional jobs through retirement and attrition, The Daily Courier reported July 14. […]

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A New York man is facing the potential of nearly five decades in prison after a federal jury convicted him July 13 for an elaborate […]

The William N. Pennington Foundation announced July 13 a $15.5 million gift to Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health Foundation, according to a press release. 

Stafford Conn.-based Johnson Memorial Hospital plans to close its labor and delivery, intensive care and medical/surgical units, and end surgical services, according to a press […]

The pharma giant’s ‘Depression looks like me’ campaign assembles a ‘one stop shop’ of resources to help combat high rates of severe depression in the […]

The company’s chief medical officer discusses its lead candidate and how it fits into wider oncology trends.

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​​​​​Shots: The past few years have shown an accelerated development in the digital therapeutics market through various applications, tracking devices, and telemedicine being integrated into […]

Shots: NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending Novartis’ Piqray (alpelisib) on the NHS for HR+, HER2-, PIK3CA-mutated LA, or metastatic breast cancer that has […]

Shots: NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending Novartis’ Piqray (alpelisib) on the NHS for HR+, HER2-, PIK3CA-mutated LA, or metastatic breast cancer that has […]

Piqray is a targeted treatment for thousands of advanced breast cancer patients

Trial focusing on children with eosinophilic oesophagitis has met its primary endpoint

Shots: The companies collaborated to develop & deliver new medical device software i.e., ECG AI algorithms for earlier detection of heart disease The AI will […]

After two-plus years of erupting into distinguishable peaks, the American coronavirus-case curve has a new topography: a long, never-ending plateau. Waves are now so frequent […]

Shots: The companies collaborated to provide a novel solution for chronic high dislocation of the hip in the US & enables surgeons to divert the […]

Pfizer’s Hospira is voluntarily recalling one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP (containing benzyl alcohol), 100ml Single Patient Use Glass Fliptop Vial; lot DX9067, to […]

Shots: The P-III trial evaluates Dupixent (high/low dose) vs PBO in 102 children aged 1 to 11yrs. with EoE The trial met its 1EPs of […]

A new pilot project by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will assess whether the analysis of ‘raw data’ from clinical trials improves the evaluation of marketing authorisation […]

Shots: NICE has issued its final guidance recommending Vazkepa for reimbursement & use in the NHS in England and Wales to reduce the risk of […]

Shots: NICE has issued its final guidance recommending Vazkepa for reimbursement & use in the NHS in England and Wales to reduce the risk of […]

Shots: The EUA was based on the P-III (PREVENT-19) trial to evaluate two-dose of NVX-CoV2373 in ~30,000 patients aged ≥18yrs. with COVID-19 in the US […]

Shots: The EUA was based on the P-III (PREVENT-19) trial to evaluate two-dose of NVX-CoV2373 in ~30,000 patients aged ≥18yrs. with COVID-19 in the US […]

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A crucial part of the medical industry is that medical devices and medicine inventories must be kept secure and safe. Using security technology is the […]

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Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP (containing benzyl alcohol) to the user level due to a […]

Following a nursing shortage caused by the pandemic, Adams County, Colo., decided to invest $1.5 million from federal COVID-19 funds in its hospitals to train […]

The CDC issued a health advisory July 12 telling clinicians to keep an eye out for parechovirus, or PeV, in newborns and young infants. 

Hospital CIOs report that IT staffing remains a major challenge, as health systems compete with tech companies for employees and budgets are strained by rising […]

New York City’s health department website crashed for the second time because an “overwhelming” number of people tried making appointments for a monkeypox vaccine, according […]

Kaufman Hall released its second-quarter report following hospital mergers and acquisitions July 13. 

News outlets have been referring to BA.2.75 — the latest omicron relative catching experts’ attention — as “Centaurus,” but the World Health Organization has not […]

The U.S. now has a fourth COVID-19 vaccine option after the FDA authorized Novavax’s vaccine for emergency use in adults July 13. 

Health cloud company Innovaccer is shifting to the public sector, starting with an initiative to build a case management data platform for a California public […]

With an office in the operating room area, Dawn Cazedessus performs her duties as CEO of Sterling Surgical Hospital in Slidell, La., in close proximity […]

The acquisition will support Molina Healthcare’s growing managed long-term services and supports business and its Medicaid business in Wisconsin, according to the insurer.

The dominance of the COVID-19 omicron variant continues to persist throughout the U.S., with subvariant BA.5 now accounting for 53.6 percent of the nation’s cases, […]

CMS is slated to release its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings update this month, though the agency has been tight-lipped about when this will occur. 

Hospitals said they remain wary of the new omicron variants, despite preparations.

North Carolina is the leading state for business this year, according to rankings from CNBC released July 13. 

The pandemic may have accelerated network upgrades in senior care, but providers see long-term benefits, especially as their clientele becomes increasingly tech savvy. Pervasive Wi-Fi, […]

A bill collector fell victim to a ransomware attack in February, potentially exposing the health information of more than 1.9 million patients, the federal government […]

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As some hospitals and health systems flounder to care for patients after some states have banned or severely restricted abortions, the HHS instructed national retail […]

John Giacomini, former chief cardiologist at a U.S. veterans hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., was sentenced to eight months in prison July 12 after being […]

Sleep duration was added to the American Heart Association’s “Life’s Essential 8” list for cardiovascular health, The Washington Post reported July 12.

Catholic facilities must follow ethical and religious directives that say they can’t provide abortion or sterilization services and may not “promote or condone” contraceptives.

Antidepressant prescriptions climbed 8.7 percent since 2019, but some age groups fronted more of the burden, according to The New York Times.

NYU Langone in New York City swept nominations for the 2022 MM+M awards for medical marketing with eight award nominations, among the seven hospitals that […]

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a new health equity framework, titled Raising the Bar, for use by healthcare organizations, according to a July […]

The Healthcare Financial Management Association recently announced the winners of its 2022 Map Award for high performance in revenue cycle. 

With healthcare workforce shortages persisting as a significant problem for hospitals and health systems, it is important to look at how physician compensation has been […]

Nearly four dozen hospital CEOs left their roles in the first five months of this year, and several others have announced plans to step down […]

Engineers have developed microparticles made of a biocompatible polymer that can deliver a payload at different time points and could be used to create ‘self-boosting’ […]

Nurses at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., are scheduled to vote this month on whether to remove the Minnesota Nurses Association as […]

You don’t know what you don’t know. And for home-based care providers working toward accreditation from The Joint Commission, manually pulling, organizing and analyzing your […]

Kenilworth, N.J.-based Merck will pay Orion $290 million in a global development and commercialization agreement for the Finland-based pharmaceutical company’s oral inhibitor that aims to […]

We’ve been seeing more macrocycle compounds in drug discovery and other areas of chemistry over the years – well, macrocycles that we’ve made deliberately, that […]

While the term loan and bonds aggregate to USD 350 million, about Rs 2,787 crore, the company is raising another tranche of USD 50 million […]

Google and Microsoft are both making workforce changes, marking the latest Big Tech companies to curtail hiring or lay off employees in 2022, Bloomberg reported.

The average healthcare cost for having a baby in the U.S. — which includes costs associated with pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care — is $18,865, […]

Urbana, Ill.-based Cancer Center at Illinois recently developed a groundbreaking cancer imaging technology by recreating the mantis shrimp’s visual system in a single device to […]

WHO’s Science Council released a report calling for a collective effort to accelerate global access to genomics.

Medical device manufacturer Medtronic is poised to invest $75 million to co-promote CathWorks’ artificial intelligence device that diagnoses coronary artery disease and detects its physiologic […]

The World Health Organization is urging governments around the world to ramp up surveillance, testing and vaccine deployment as omicron subvariants drive a rise in […]

Medicinal microrobots could help physicians better treat and prevent diseases. But most of these devices are made with synthetic materials that trigger immune responses in […]

Urbana, Ill. -based health system Carle Health is using Health Catalyst PowerCosting software to renovate its financial system, Health Catalyst said July 12. 

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, now offers the Merck Digital Sciences Studio, designed to enable innovative tech for drug discovery […]

Don Boyd, president and COO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, was promoted to the CEO role at the organization.

Pfizer and Touchlight have signed a patent license agreement for Pfizer to use Touchlight’s doggybone DNA (dbDNA) in the manufacture of mRNA vaccines, therapeutics, and […]

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has selected Google as its preferred cloud provider to expand its digital and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Jackson, Miss.-based St. Dominic Hospital will implement its Epic EHR system at McComb, Miss.-based Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical. 

Stephanie Duggan, MD, was appointed a regional president and CEO of Ascension Michigan, part of St. Louis-based Ascension.

The CBDT on Wednesday accused the makers of the widely-known Dolo-650 medicine tablet of indulging in “unethical practices” and distributing freebies of about Rs 1,000 […]

A class-action lawsuit was filed against Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and its affiliate, San Antonio, Texas-based Baptist Health System, over an April data breach that has […]

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health has received a large donation of $10 million from local philanthropists Sharon and Richard Juve. 

As the highly transmissible COVID-19 omicron subvariant BA.5 now accounts for 65 percent of cases in the U.S., concerns are rising over the potential for […]

Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital said it will close its intensive care unit temporarily on Aug. 1, WITN, an NBC affiliate, reported July 12. 

Despite many CEOs cutting their base salaries last year due to the pandemic, those moves had little effect on overall CEO pay, according to an […]