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IU sells health plan to Elevance

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health completed the sale of its health plan to Elevance Health on Dec. 31. 

Physician assistant PhD programs on the rise: 6 notes

Physician assistant doctoral programs have been growing rapidly in recent years, but there is notable inconsistency in the curricular elements, a recent study found.

5 questions looming over healthcare leaders as 2025 begins

Effects and unknowns related to industry disruption, GLP-1s, artificial intelligence, the election and the sustainability of the healthcare workforce don’t stop here.

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.

A breakthrough year for CRC: 5 updates

Here are five updates that changed the landscape for colorectal cancer detection and treatment in 2024:

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.