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2 states where COVID-19 cases are likely to grow
Only Texas and Kansas were anticipated to see a growth in COVID-19 infections as of March 30, the CDC said.
5 hospitalized after New York ambulance crash
Five people were taken to the hospital after a Syracuse (N.Y.) Fire Department ambulance crashed into an SUV April 5, informnny.com reported.
With layoffs, Best Buy redirects resources to healthcare arm
Best Buy is laying off Geek Squad tech-support employees as the company shifts its focus to healthcare, The Verge reported.
Why the VA is leading on virtual reality
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs told Becker’s its use of immersive technology such as virtual reality can inform health systems around the country.
Meet Michigan Medicine's new virtual care assistant: Barbie
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine physicians have been getting assistance with telehealth visits from an unlikely but iconic source: Barbie.
Only 43% of fast-tracked cancer drugs show benefits: Study
A recent study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both based in Boston, found only 43% of cancer drugs granted accelerated FDA approval demonstrated clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.
Kettering Health opens innovation center
Kettering (Ohio) Health has opened an innovation center focused on artificial intelligence and digital health.
Hackers claim to obtain CVS, Medicare data in Change hack
A hacking gang claims it nabbed data on several other payers in the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare, CyberScoop reported.
Fitch boosts Tenet's outlook
Fitch Ratings recently revised Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s outlook from stable to positive.
California hospital appeals court decision ending bankruptcy
The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is appealing a California judge’s ruling that found the hospital ineligible to remain in Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
