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US homicide rates continue to fall
Nationwide rates of homicide fell in 2024, according to a Dec. 31 ABC News report.
McKesson to close South Carolina distribution center
McKesson Medical-Surgical will shut down its Rock Hill, S.C.-based distribution center in the spring, marking the end of its decade-long operation in the area, The Post and Courier reported Dec. 30.
Retirement is not on Gen X's radar
The oldest members of Generation X will turn 60 in 2025, but retirement may not be on the horizon, according to a Dec. 31 newsletter published by Fortune.
The radiologist shortage, explained
The physician shortage is a pressing concern for healthcare, with radiology among the specialties facing some of the most significant challenges.
5 recent drug recalls
Here are five drug recalls the FDA reported in December:
Why Essentia Health CEO believes healthcare is 'data rich, insight poor'
From finding tools to empower providers to embracing cutting-edge digital innovations, David Herman, MD, CEO of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, is looking to 2025 as a defining year to drive meaningful change in healthcare.
For surgeons, medical school debt outpaces salary growth: 5 notes
Medical school debt has increased by 268% over the past 40 years, outpacing the increase in surgeon salaries almost 10-fold, according to a study published Dec. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Largest healthcare ransomware demands
Hackers targeted healthcare organizations with ransom demands ranging from $4,000 to $10 million, according to Comparitech.
Indiana hospital names interim chief nursing officer
Jenna Bedwell, MSN, RN, has been named interim chief nursing officer at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind.
How Prisma Health boosted its operating performance in 2024
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health reported an operating income of $311.3 million (4.9% operating margin) in fiscal 2024, up from an operating income of $67.1 million (1.6% margin) in fiscal 2023.
