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Florida surgeon general altered COVID-19 vaccine study findings: Report

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, altered findings from a state health department study last year to suggest mRNA COVID-19 vaccines pose an increased risk of cardiac-related death among younger men, according to records obtained by Politi…

Top nursing doctorate programs for 2023-24, per US News

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program has been named the best in the U.S. for 2023-24, according to a new list from U.S. News and World Report. 

Adventist Health to lease portions of corporate headquarters

Adventist Health, a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving the West Coast and Hawaii, will lease portions of its corporate headquarters in Roseville, Calif., according to a news release shared with Becker’s April 25. 

From selling razors and shampoo to healthcare: The marketing journey of Trinity Health's Julie Spencer Washington

In her days at Procter & Gamble, marketing leader Julie Spencer Washington learned that the “consumer is the boss.” In healthcare, the consumer is the patient. And at Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, that patient’s name is “Amelia.”

Are physician billionaires self-made?

Nine physician billionaires made Forbes’ 37th annual list of the world’s richest people in 2023 and are varying degrees of self-made. 

Allina Health taps Advocate Aurora leader as COO

Dominica Tallarico was named executive vice president and COO of Minneapolis-based Allina Health.

Lawsuit alleges University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics shared patient data with Facebook

A lawsuit filed against University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics alleges that the health system installed pixel tracking technology on its websites that shared patient data with Facebook, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 24. 

5 healthcare moves from Amazon

From releasing new Alexa capabilities for hospitals to backing federal legislation aimed at bringing healthcare home, Amazon continues to strengthen its healthcare presence. Here are five recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker’s.

Healthcare's next experimental frontier: Space

The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, N.J., is partnering with Houston-based Axiom Space to conduct experiments — on Earth and in space — to learn how microgravity affects humans and to advance care for today’s biggest …

AAAHC opens new corporate office

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, which has accredited more than 6,700 organizations and ASCs to date, has opened a new corporate office in Deerfield, Ill., according to an April 25 press release sent to Becker’s.