Life expectancy for New York City residents dropped by nearly five years between 2019 and 2020, and now, the health department is launching a campaign to target the contributing factors that led to the decline.
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Genetic mutation diminishes drug response in some cancer patients
Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham have discovered a key mutation that may be a driving factor in resistance to certain drugs used to treat breast cancer patients, according to a Nov. 2 news release.
R1 RCM expands Microsoft partnership for AI
R1 RCM is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to accelerate the development and integration of generative AI in the company’s revenue cycle management platform.
Alabama system joins Ochsner ACO to improve senior health outcomes
Mobile, Ala.-based Infirmary Health, the largest nonprofit private healthcare provider in the state, is teaming up with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health by joining its accountable care organization, the two systems said Nov. 2.
The value of the second opinion
Earlier this year, researchers published results from the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses in the U.S., which found nearly 800,000 people are permanently disabled or die from diagnostic errors.
Legacy Health physicians to vote on unionizing
Hospitalists at all eight Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington will vote on whether to unionize.
The Beyoncés of healthcare: Why some health systems don't need a 'last name'
Ascension. Geisinger. Providence. Call them the health system versions of Beyoncé or Oprah.
How Mayo Clinic is using AI to identify heart abnormalities
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify a left ventricular cardiovascular disease that can go unnoticed until a serious cardiac event, the Post Bulletin reported Nov. 2.
2 NYU Langone physicians suspended over social media posts on Israel, Hamas war
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has suspended two clinicians over social media posts related to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
CVS announces 2nd wave of layoffs
In August, CVS said it would cut about 5,000 jobs, and a few weeks later, about 2% of its workforce was notified of layoffs in nine states. Before Halloween, the retail chain filed more WARN notices.
