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4 notable Medline updates in 2024

Medline, a Northfield, Ill.-based major medical supplier, made several headlines in 2024 for key developments—from its partnership with a tech giant to earning industry accolades for supply chain resilience. 

Georgia system to relocate 3 physician practices

Brunswick, Ga.-based Southeast Georgia Health System will relocate three of its physician practices.

6 drugs now in shortage

Here are six new shortages, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

Patient sues Oregon anesthesiology group over potential hepatitis C exposure

A woman has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Providence Health & Services and Oregon Anesthesiology Group, both located in the Portland area, after contracting the life-threatening hepatitis C virus, according to a Jan. 10 report from Oregon Live.

The state of healthcare employment: 5 things to know

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare added 46,000 jobs in December, with gains in home healthcare services, nursing and residential care facilities, and hospitals, according to the latest jobs report published Jan. 10. 

11 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

From UnitedHealth asking a judge to dismiss a challenge to its acquisition of Amedisys, to physicians suing a California hospital over a new staffing group contract, here are 11 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Beck…

Alcohol linked to 1.5-fold risk of developing colorectal cancer, medtech group says

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, released a new warning at the beginning of January tying several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer, to alcohol consumption. 

Providence workers begin open-ended strike: 9 things to know

Nearly 5,000 employees, including nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates and nurse midwives, began an open-ended strike Jan. 10 at Providence hospitals and clinics across Oregon.

Trinity, Hartford HealthCare settle antitrust suit: 5 things to know

Hartford HealthCare and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, both based in Hartford, Conn., have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged Hartford HealthCare engaged in anticompetitive behavior, according to court documents filed Jan. 2.

'No space in the hospital': Systems contend with virus season

Hospitals across the country are facing significant capacity strain and are enacting pandemic-era care coordination strategies to manage an influx in patients.