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Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Illumina partnership to increase diversity in whole-genome data

DNA sequencing company Illumina and Nashville Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, are working with biopharmaceutical company Amgen to whole-genome sequence approximately 35,000 DNA samp…

U.S. Urology Partners affiliate performs 100th Aquablation procedure

Scott Barkin, DO, a physician at Columbus-based Central Ohio Urology Group, an affiliate of U.S. Urology Partners, has performed the clinic’s 100th Aquablation procedure. 

Big Sky Medical expands Texas presence

Big Sky Medical has acquired a 110,465-square-foot medical office building with rentable space in El Paso, Texas, according to a Jan. 10 report from the Commercial Property Executive.

10 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers

Below are 10 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

AHA 'disappointed' as 340B case returns to HHS

The American Hospital Association said it’s “disappointed” after a district court ruled to return a 340B funding case back to HHS to determine the appropriate remedy for the delayed payments, according to a Jan. 10 statement. 

NYU Langone Health spins off therapeutics startup in $30M deal

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has spun off a cancer therapeutics company thanks to a $30 million investment in the startup.

Biden administration targets end to COVID-19 public health emergency

The Biden administration seeks to end the COVID-19 public health emergency, potentially as soon as the spring, Politico reported Jan. 10, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

Massachusetts General, Beth Israel Deaconess hospitals testing in-home dementia care

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are among the hospitals and academic institutions testing artificial intelligence-powered tech solutions to help with in-home care of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and …

Best telehealth practices for physicians, per the AMA

About 85 percent of U.S. surgeons are using telehealth in some capacity, according to the American Medical Association’s “2021 Telehealth Survey Report,” with 80 percent saying telehealth gives patients better access to care. 

Meet the surgeons of DISC Sports & Spine Center

DISC Sports & Spine Center is a surgery center focusing on minimally invasive spine procedures and advanced arthroscopic techniques out of Newport Beach, Calif.