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FDA authorizes additional booster for high-risk individuals, rescinds monovalent shots

The FDA has authorized additional omicron bivalent booster doses for people 65 and older and those with compromised immune systems, the agency said April 18. 

Alabama community hospital treats 15 teens wounded in mass shooting

Lake Martin Community Hospital in Dadeville, Ala., treated 15 teenagers who were shot during a birthday party at a nearby dance studio April 15.

Multispecialty ASC opens in Florida 

Pompano Beach, Fla.-based South Florida Same Day Surgery Center has opened, the center said in an April 17 news release shared with Becker’s. 

A quarter of physicians plan to quit in the next 2 years

Approximately 24.3 percent of physicians plan to quit their roles in the next two years, with an additional 47.3 percent reporting feeling burned out, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Univer…

UC San Diego breaks ground on 5-story vision center

The University of California San Diego Shiley Eye Institute has broken ground on a five-story, 100,000-square-foot vision research center that will house labs, clinical trial operations and administrative and educational spaces. 

A 'highly emotional' job: How UCSF Health's marketing chief aims to increase access to care

UCSF Health marketing leader Sarah Sanders wants to personalize marketing to its patients but not in a way that is “impersonal” or “weird,” she told Becker’s.

Optum Ventures joins $75M funding round for autism startup

Optum Ventures joined a $75 million funding round for autism care provider Cortica. 

New York rehab center to close, lay off 102 workers

The New York State Department of Labor reported it received a WARN notice from a rehabilitation center that is closing May 15, CNY News reported April 18.

VA Oracle Cerner EHR experiences 5-hour service disruption

The Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR system experienced a five-hour service disruption on April 17, FedScoop reported April 18. 

Texas rehabilitation hospital names CEO

Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Plano (Texas) named Ty Burgess CEO.