The National Institutes of Health awarded the Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Columbus a $2.85 million five-year research grant.
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15% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients can’t take Paxlovid: study
While often the antiviral of choice among high-risk patients, a new study found nearly 15 percent of 62,525 hospitalized COVID-19 patients had a medical contraindication to Paxlovid’s antiviral combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir.
5 ways health systems can get creative with cost cutting
It has been one of the worst financial years for hospitals and health systems, and few are immune to tight budgets. Even large health systems have made cuts to their workforces, and entire states have reported sinking into the red.
170 ASCs built or proposed in 2022
Here are 170 ASCs that have been built or proposed in 2022 that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 4:
Intermountain taps COO for CEO post
Rob Allen has been selected as the new president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.
Robotics in orthopedics isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity
Robotics is playing a bigger role in healthcare than ever before, and for orthopedics, that role is no longer a luxury — it’s an essential.
Ascension creates foundation to address health inequities
Ascension, a 143-hospital nonprofit system based in St. Louis, has created a national philanthropic organization that will develop, support and promote health equity initiatives.
MemorialCare VC arm: 8 things to know
MemorialCare Innovation Fund, the venture capital arm of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, invests in privately held early-to-mid-stage companies focused on health IT, healthcare services and medical device innovations and partners with emerg…
Ground broken on $35M Mississippi medical office building with 2 eye clinics, surgery centers
Ground has been broken on a $35 million medical office building in Madison, Miss., that will hold offices for Jackson Eye Associates and Mississippi Retina Associates, according to a Nov. 16 report from the Madison County Journal.
Babylon, Fitbit to provide health monitoring for members
Digital health company Babylon is teaming up with Google’s Fitbit to provide Fitbit wearable devices to a subset of members for care coordination and proactive health management.
