From Amazon closing its $3.9 billion One Medical deal to Microsoft inking a deal to develop healthcare AI services, disruptors are continuing to expand on their healthcare ventures.
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Best medical schools for primary care in 2023, per US News
The University of Washington in Seattle has been ranked the top medical school for primary care in 2023 by U.S. News and World Report.
MetroHealth earns recognition for HIV app
Positive Peers, an HIV app created by MetroHealth staff, is gaining recognition from the Department of Health and Human Services for its impact in helping young people navigate their HIV diagnosis.
Mental health treatment company raises $40M
Transcend Therapeutics, a biotech company focusing on mental health treatment, raised $40 million in series A financing.
Patients ration Ozempic amid low supply
Months into a shortage of Ozempic — a popular drug for its off-label weight-loss use — diabetes patients are rationing the product, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 22.
Michigan health system installs 'smart' whiteboards in patient rooms
McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.) Hospital is installing new digital whiteboards into its radiology, diagnostics, operating rooms and more.
Teladoc earnings hit $637M for Q4
Teladoc said fourth-quarter revenue increased by 15 percent year-over-year to $637.71 million, according to the company’s fourth quarter earnings released Feb. 22.
2 Tenet hospitals to share chief medical officer
Michele Sinopoli, MD, was named chief medical officer for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., both part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
Researchers zero in on new way to determine breast cancer severity
Small calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications could reveal the progression of breast cancer, according to a recent study led by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University.
Intermountain Health names new finance VP at Grand Junction hospital
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has named a new vice president of finance at its Grand Junction, Colo., hospital location St. Mary’s Medical Center, the largest such center between Denver and Salt Lake City.
