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Lawmakers call for FDA to ignore Texas abortion pill ruling

Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers said the FDA should ignore the Texas ruling that looks to rescind the agency’s approval of an abortion pill, The Hill reported April 11. 

St. Luke's technical error compromises 15K patients' data

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System is notifying 15,246 patients that some of their personal health information may have been compromised due to a technical error that caused letters to be mailed to incorrect addresses. 

St. Luke's technical error compromises 15K patients' data

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System is notifying 15,246 patients that some of their personal health information may have been compromised due to a technical error that caused letters to be mailed to incorrect addresses. 

New York health system expands Oracle EHR to 12 locations

Yonkers, N.Y.-based Saint Joseph’s Medical Center is expanding its Oracle Health EHR system and its Cerner RevElate patient accounting system to its 12 clinic health systems. 

Proposed EPA rules target sterilization facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed two new standards to reduce ethylene oxide emissions and protect workers exposed to the gas during sterilization processes. 

Physician vs. nurse practitioner vs. physician assistant pay: A cross-occupation comparison

Here are 19 numbers to know illustrating the income differences between physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Fentanyl-xylazine mix labeled an 'emerging threat'

The Biden administration designated fentanyl-xylazine combinations as an “emerging threat” April 12.  

Fentanyl-xylazine mix labeled an 'emerging threat'

The Biden administration designated fentanyl-xylazine combinations as an “emerging threat” April 12.  

$500M Florida ASC project cut amid high labor, construction costs

Melbourne, Fla.-based Health First has terminated plans to construct a $500 million “wellness village” in Merritt Island, Fla., which was set to include an ASC, medical office buildings, hospital and retail space, according to an April 11 report from C…

1st human death from bird flu strain recorded in China

After Chinese health officials reported a human case of avian flu on March 27, the infected individual has now been confirmed dead, according to the World Health Organization. The woman is the third known person infected with the H3N8 strain of the vir…