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Illinois nurses vote down Ascension's 'final offer'
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), part of St. Louis-based Ascension, have voted down the latest contract proposal from hospital management.
Iowa hospital caught in vendor breach
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center’s patient information has been compromised as its former medical transcription service, Perry Johnson & Associates, experienced a cybersecurity incident.
MyChart remains down for Ardent after Thanksgiving cyberattack
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services is still working to restore its MyChart system after a Nov. 23 ransomware incident rendered it offline.
Paxlovid halved deaths, hospitalizations with optimal timing: Study
Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid cut the prevalence of hospitalizations and deaths in half when it was used within the first day of diagnosis, according to a study published Dec. 16 in Nature.
Older weight loss drugs rise in popularity in Ozempic era
Amid the rise of the Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjarno, older weight loss drugs are making a comeback in 2023, just like ripped jeans.
Biotech company lays off 15% of staff
Invitae, a biotech company focusing on genetic testing, laid off 15% of its staff as the company initiated a cost-cutting plan.
Pressure to attend gatherings leading to overuse of cold medicines
With the days of social distancing mostly behind us, increasing pressure and anticipation to get back to gatherings, show up in person for work and more are leading Americans to overuse cold and allergy medicines to mask symptoms from regular colds to …
Joint Commission appoints 2 new executives
The Joint Commission is expanding its executive team with the addition of a chief brand and communications officer and a commercial officer.
California hospital ex-owners sued for alleged mismanagement
Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital’s liquidation trustee Jeremy Rosenthal has reportedly filed a lawsuit against three executives of Halsen Healthcare, the company that formerly owned the hospital, accusing them of draining its funds for personal …
Hospitals fill more jobs as labor pressures cool: Fitch
Hospitals are seeing more relief on the job front as wider labor conditions become less volatile, according to a Dec. 20 report from Fitch Ratings.
