Seven Massachusetts cities made the top 1 percent of the best small U.S. cities to live in, according to financial website WalletHub.
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2 hospitals to join U of Kansas Health System
Olathe (Kan.) Health, a two-hospital system, has signed a letter of intent to join The University of Kansas Health System.
Indianapolis hospital implements visitor restrictions to prepare for rise in RSV cases
Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital for Children is preparing for a rise in respiratory syncytial virus cases by adjusting visitation policies and expanding its pediatric intensive care unit, WishTV reported Oct. 5.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital to close labor and delivery unit
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital is permanently closing its labor and delivery unit, Super Talk Mississippi Media reported Oct. 5.
New York hospital virtual ‘symptom checker’ aims to reduce patient wait times
Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health has launched a digital symptom checker that will allow patients to assess and triage their symptoms virtually.
Michigan hospital nurses vote to unionize
Nurses at UP Health System-Bell in Ishpeming, Mich., have voted to join the Michigan Nurses Association.
Google takes another step into the ASC, hospital space with medical imaging suite
Google has released its Medical Imaging Suite, an AI tool allowing medical organizations to read, store and label medical imaging, Forbes reported on Oct. 4.
Companies surpass September expectations, add 208,000 jobs
The U.S. labor market added 208,000 jobs in September, surpassing the Dow Jones’ estimated 200,000 jobs, CNBC reported Oct. 5.
Mass General Brigham joins $26M funding round for virtual pediatric mental health platform
Boston-based Mass General Brigham Ventures, the venture capital arm of Mass General Brigham, joined a $26 million investment round for virtual pediatric mental health treatment platform Instride Health.
90% of Americans agree, country experiencing mental health crisis, survey says
Nine out of 10 adults believe there is a mental health crisis in the U.S. today, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/CNN Mental Health In America Survey, as reported Oct. 5 by CNN.
