CVS Health is in exclusive talks to buy Cano Health, Bloomberg reported Oct. 7.
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Sore throat becoming most common COVID-19 symptom
A sore throat is starting to beat out fever and less of smell as the most common symptom of COVID-19, according to recent data from the U.K.
Georgia hospital expands ASC to offer orthopedic services
Southwell Medical in Adel, Ga., expanded its ASC to offer orthopedic services, Fox affiliate WFXL reported Oct. 7.
$66M+ in medical office transactions in 10 days
Four medical office buildings have been sold since Sept. 26, totaling more than $66 million.
Cleveland Clinic gets $30M donation
Cleveland Clinic will receive a $30 million gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation for leadership and innovation efforts, the organization said Oct. 6.
HCA, NCH Healthcare pitch in for Hurricane Ian relief
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System have each announced actions to aid victims of Hurricane Ian.
Nearly 900 flu patients hospitalized last week: 7 notes from the CDC’s flu report
For the week ending Oct. 1, 885 lab-confirmed flu patients were admitted to the hospital, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
Mayo nurses vote to keep union
Nursing staff Nurses at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City (Minn.) voted in favor of continuing with representation by the Minnesota Nurses Association, according to hospital and union statements.
Longer Paxlovid course doesn’t reduce risk of rebound, study finds
A small Oct. 6 study from the National Institutes of Health found that a longer course of Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment was not more effective than its recommended five-day regimen.
Risks are low for sharing patient data, study finds
The privacy risk of patients sharing their deidentified data for medical research is low, an Oct. 6 study in PLOS Digital Health found.
