Category: ROOT

Merck enters $2B licensing deal for weight loss drug

Merck has entered into a global licensing agreement with Chinese biopharmaceutical company Hansoh Pharma to develop an oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, HS-10535. 

GI practices keep getting bigger: 4 moves in 1 week

Four gastroenterology groups have announced plans to add providers or expand locations in the last week. 

Pharmacist sues HCA after firing over LinkedIn post

A pharmacist is suing Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare after she was fired over a LinkedIn post.

Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO: 'Bring the joy back to medicine'

One year after Theodore DeWeese, MD, assumed permanent leadership of Johns Hopkins Medicine, he remains focused on enhancing patient care and bringing care closer to home.

Fatal work injuries in healthcare: 4 findings

In 2023, private industry employers reported 5,283 fatal work injuries — down 3.7% from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Dec. 19.

42% of Americans oppose Trump tariff plans

While over 50% of Americans are “comfortable and prepared to support” the majority of President-elect Donald Trump’s policies, few are supportive of his anticipated tariff policies. 

Atlanta hospital faces lawsuit after patient escape

Riverdale Ga.-based Southern Regional Medical Center is being sued by a patient’s family after he escaped from the hospital and was shot by police, Atlanta News First reported Dec. 18.

Hospitals more likely to report suspected child abuse for Black children: Study

Mandated reporters at hospitals are more likely to suspect Black pediatric patients of abuse than white patients, according to a study published Dec. 18 in JAMA. 

Northwell Health ad campaign stars employees' kids

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s latest ad campaign features employees’ kids telling adults how they can be happier in 2025.

Less pain, quicker recoveries: 1 year of University Hospitals' robotics push

In one year since the inception of its robotics program, Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute has performed more than 100 heart bypass surgeries using the Da Vinci surgical robot.