The World Health Organization is sending additional specialists and supplies to Uganda to aid in Ebola response efforts, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said Oct. 12.
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78% of executives view consolidation in a negative light: Survey
Though healthcare consolidation has been on the upswing, not everyone views the trend favorably, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Annual Regulatory Burden Report.”
Screen kids 8+ for anxiety, US task force recommends
Primary care providers should routinely screen all children ages 8 and older for anxiety, according to final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published Oct. 11 in JAMA.
Flagship Healthcare Properties acquires Gastroenterology of Southern Indiana building
Healthcare real estate firm Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired the Gastroenterology of Southern Indiana medical building in New Albany, the largest gastroenterology health center in the region, the News and Tribune reported Oct. 11.
Ohio hospital transitions orthopedic care as it prepares to end inpatient services
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland is transitioning its orthopedic services to Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center.
Moderna, Merck join forces to develop cancer vaccine
Moderna and Merck entered an agreement Oct. 12 to develop, manufacture and sell personalized cancer vaccine candidates.
US headed for recession in ‘6 to 9 months,’ JP Morgan Chase CEO warns
Many CFOs and financial experts, including Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase CEO, are expecting a recession; he anticipates an economic downturn to hit the U.S. in mid-2023, CNBC reported Oct. 12.
87% of global physicians feel there is a lack of long COVID-19 treatment guidelines
Eighty-seven percent of global physicians feel there is a lack of guidelines to treat patients with long COVID-19, a survey published Oct. 11 from Sermo found.
Influx of kids sick with respiratory illness prompts Broward Health to open overflow unit
Patients ill with respiratory syncytial virus filled pediatric intensive care units across Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health over the weekend, prompting the system to open overflow units, CBS Miami reported Oct. 11.
Connecticut hospital 1st to use lung cancer detection tech
Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Hospital is the first in the state to use a new technology to perform a lung biopsy, News 8 affiliate WTNH reported Oct. 11.
