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Mass General Hospital partners for IBS clinical trial

Biotechnology company Tryp Therapeutics has signed a letter of intent with Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital to fund a clinical trial investigating psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. 

Which healthcare company should Elon Musk buy in 2023? Health tech execs have 13 suggestions

Elon Musk made headlines with his acquisition of Twitter last year. But what are the odds he buys a healthcare company in 2023? And which one should it be?

Meet the leaders of Gastro Health

Gastro Health is a medical group based in Miami and specializing in gastrointestinal disorders, nutrition, and digestive health with locations across seven states, according to its website.

Dr. Azmi Atiya named Smidt Heart Institute medical director

Azmi Atiya, MD, was named medical director of cardiac surgery at Los Angeles-based Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, part of the Smidth Heart Institute.

Texas hospital to develop 4-story medical office building with ASC

Dallas-based Baylor Scott and White Health plans to construct a four-story medical office building next to its hospital in College Station, Texas, according to a Jan. 3 report from WTAW. 

Kentucky hospital CEO out after less than a year

Joe Hugar is no longer president and CEO of Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, Ky., effective Dec. 29, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s.

VA network names interim director

The Glendale, Colo.-based VA Rocky Mountain Network has named Sunaina Kumar-Giebel its interim director. 

CVS to be top acquirer of healthcare companies in 2023: Survey

CVS was predicted to be the top acquirer of healthcare companies in 2023, followed by Amazon and Optum, according to a recent survey by Health Tech Nerds. 

289 healthcare organizations were impacted by ransomware attacks in 2022

Ransomware attacks impacted more than 289 hospitals in 2022, BleepingComputer reported Jan. 2. 

26 states raising wages in 2023

More than 50 percent of states in the U.S. are raising the minimum wage requirement in 2023, according to a Jan. 1 report from CNBC.