HCA Healthcare is launching a new program to boost lung cancer screenings for its non-white patients, who are often more affected by cancer rates and health disparities.
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Cleveland Clinic therapy dogs to em-'bark' on international trip
Two members of Cleveland Clinic’s care team — Kid and Trotter, high-trained therapy golden retrievers — will soon be making appearances at its facilities in Florida, Canada, London and Abu Dhabi. Or, at least, stuffed animal replicas of the two will.
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Trinity slims operating loss to $58.6M in FY Q1
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health reported an operating loss of $58.6 million (-1% margin) in the first quarter of the fiscal year — the three months ended Sept. 30 — compared to a $146.3 million loss (-2.9% margin) during the same period in 2022.&nb…
Texas hospital opens $17M women's facility
After kicking off the project in early February, Medical City McKinney (Texas) has unveiled its $17 million Medical City Women’s Hospital McKinney.
Yale New Haven moves closer to 3-hospital Prospect deal
In light of resumed discussions, Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is making advancements in acquiring three Connecticut hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings, CT Insider reported Dec. 1.
Novo Nordisk files more lawsuits over compounded Ozempic
Novo Nordisk has sued about a dozen spas, clinics and pharmacies, over unapproved versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient for its Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic and weight loss therapy Wegovy.
Congress' health policy brain drain
Several health policy leaders will retire from Congress in the near future, taking with them decades of experience, according to Politico.
Lifepoint, Ascension Saint Thomas form joint venture
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health and Ascension Saint Thomas are entering a joint venture, in which the two organizations will jointly own Highpoint Health, a four-hospital system owned by Lifepoint.
'Carrot sticks': How unspoken social codes complicate the return to office
As companies attempt to lure workers back into the office, they’ll need to strike a delicate balance between rewarding on-site work and penalizing noncompliance — offering “carrots” and prodding with “sticks,” as Glassdoor put it in a Nov. 15 report.&n…
RSV in 'full swing,' CDC director says: 3 notes
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, said the season of respiratory syncytial virus is in “full swing” as flu slowly begins and COVID-19 leads the most hospitalizations and deaths, CNN reported Nov. 30.
