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Harvard Medical School pulls out of US News rankings

Boston-based Harvard Medical School has withdrawn from U.S. News and World Report’s rankings and will no longer submit information to the publication, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 17. 

Viewpoint: Patients overestimate the benefits of clinical trials, and physicians may be complicit

Studies show some physicians mislead some patients to believe phase 1 clinical trials will be effective in treating their cancer, Mikkael Sekeres, MD, chief of hematology at Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, wrote in an article posted …

13 hospitals join Northwell's gun safety initiative

13 hospitals and health systems across Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey have joined a public awareness campaign led by New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health centered around gun safety. 

HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division names new VP of marketing

Christy Maraone was named vice president of marketing and corporate affairs of Houston-based HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division.

Arkansas health system names April Kranz chief nursing officer

April Kranz, MSN, was named chief nursing officer of Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System, Arkansas Money & Politics reported Jan. 17.

NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: 2023 is here. Where are we with patient experience?

As 2023 begins and we reflect on yet another challenging year for patient experience work, the pandemic’s lingering effects continue to reverberate in our organizations. What have we accomplished during the year, and what has been learned about the wor…

10 states with the least healthy (and healthiest) populations

West Virginia topped Forbes Advisor’s list of states with the least healthy populations, while Hawaii ranked as the state with the healthiest residents.

Colorado physician convicted for misappropriating $250K in COVID-19 relief funds

Francis Joseph, MD, has been convicted of misappropriating $250,000 in government COVID-19 relief funds, the Justice Department reported Jan. 17. 

Oklahoma PAs sue state over new administrative rules

The Oklahoma Academy of Physician Assistants is suing the state for new administrative rules made by two agencies that are inconsistent with current state laws, the Oklahoma City Sentinel reported Jan. 15. 

30 recent studies to know

30 studies to know that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 29: