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The state of New York plans to invest $1 billion in SUNY Downstate’s hospital in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. The investment comes after months of community engagement led by SUNY Downstate’s ...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has taken legal action against Contec, a Chinese medical devicemaker, and Miami-based reseller Epsimed, alleging the companies sold patient monitors that pose ...
Hospital labor costs related to drug shortage management have significantly increased, from $359 million in 2019 to $894 million in 2024 — a nearly 150% increase, according to a Vizient report ...
Here are three of the most recent recalls reported to the FDA in June: Q’Apel Medical recalled its Hippo 072 aspiration system, including the Cheetah delivery tool and aspiration tubing, following a ...
Anthony Law, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, has developed an AI model to detect throat cancer in a patient’s ...
An Orlando, Fla.-based Advent Health surgeon has performed a prostatectomy via transcontinental robotic telesurgery — the first of an FDA-approved clinical trial to test the technology, according to a ...
As immunotherapy becomes a cornerstone of cancer treatment, some of the top U.S. cancer centers and health systems are accelerating research efforts to identify the biological mechanisms behind ...
Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Co. and virtual care provider 9amHealth have partnered to offer obesity medications through a new program targeting self-insured employers. Under the partnership, 9amHealth ...
Anthony Crerand has been named associate CHRO of Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Health, according to a June 14 LinkedIn post. Penn Medicine Lancaster is part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine ...
The FDA has delayed its decision to approve a new treatment for hereditary angioedema, citing a heavy workload and limited resources. The drug, sebetralstat, developed by Kalvista Pharmaceuticals, was ...
Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health has implemented a Meditech Expanse EHR system across 132 of its clinics. The rollout, according to a June 18 news release, replaces three separate EHR ...
In a state first, the University of Arizona will open a three-year pathway for medical degrees at two of its medical schools. The program will be offered to students at the University of Arizona ...