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Is international training key to saving rural care? Physicians weigh in

Fifteen percent of Americans live in rural areas with limited access to healthcare. In part due to the limited access to care, the same group is more likely to suffer from strokes, heart disease, accidental deaths and chronic lower respiratory disease,…

Is international training key to saving rural care? Physicians weigh in

Fifteen percent of Americans live in rural areas with limited access to healthcare. In part due to the limited access to care, the same group is more likely to suffer from strokes, heart disease, accidental deaths and chronic lower respiratory disease,…

Texas has 31 CMS 5-star hospitals. How profitable are they?

Texas holds the most hospitals of any state, and CMS rated 31 of them with five stars, based on five quality categories.

Newly discovered protein may be therapeutic target for sepsis, other infections

The discovery of a protein showed signs of being a possible therapeutic target for monoclonal antibody treatment in sepsis cases as well as other infectious diseases, including COVID-19, according to research led by Haichao Wang, PhD, a professor and d…

How to run a successful ASC: A cheat sheet by 55 industry leaders

The evolving healthcare landscape brings new challenges and opportunities to the industry each year. However, many leaders say there are certain aspects of ASC management that are pivotal to success.

Fire spurs Massachusetts hospital to evacuate 160 patients

Signature Healthcare Brockton (Mass.) Hospital evacuated 160 patients after a transformer fire broke out in the basement Feb. 7, The Boston Globe reported.

10 companies with the most FDA-cleared AI medical devices

Since 1995, the FDA has cleared 521 artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices through 510(k) clearance, de novo requests or approved premarket approval applications. 

Florida State University strikes partnership with ophthalmology drug developer

Tallahassee-based Florida State University has entered a scientific collaboration with Lento Bio, a pharmaceutical company developing medications for presbyopia. 

Bronson, Acadia name CEO to new joint hospital

Bronson Healthcare, based in Kalamazoo, Mich., and behavioral health provider Acadia Healthcare, based in Franklin, Tenn., have named the inaugural CEO to their joint-venture behavioral health hospital. 

OhioHealth hospital president to retire; interim named

Tim Colburn retired as president of OhioHealth Berger Hospital in Circleville on Feb. 3.