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How UnitedHealth's CEO personally supported a physician following cyberattack

As providers nationwide continue to face financial disruptions stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February, a Florida physician has shared how UnitedHealth Group’s CEO, Andrew Witty, is personally stepping in to address cash flow challe…

World's 1st gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into Mass General patient

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully completed the world’s first transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney, the Boston-based system said March 21.

Neuralink reveals 1st patient with brain chip implant

On March 20, Elon Musk’s Neuralink introduced 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh as the first patient to have received its brain-computer implant. 

Attending physicians less likely to respond to minorities' messages: Study

Racial and ethnic minorities experienced lower response rates from attending physicians for patient portal messages, but higher response rates from registered nurses, indicating potential disparities in triage prioritization, a March 18 study published…

What's on hospital CEOs' bookshelves

Hospital and health system CEOs are working to tackle the challenges within their respective organizations and within the industry today, while also looking to prepare for the future. For some, this means reading up to prepare for the next three to 10 …

9 Epic hospitals affected by data center outage

A San Jose, Calif.-based Equinix data center used by Epic experienced a “power issue” that led to a brief outage March 20.

Experts cast doubt on link between intermittent fasting, heart disease

A recent study suggested that intermittent fasting could be linked to a 91% increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but experts are skeptical of the results.

CEO political beliefs could spur workers to quit: Survey

Organizations could see more workers exit based on the CEO’s political beliefs, according to a survey released March 12 from job search platform Indeed, conducted in partnership with the Harris Poll. 

The career backgrounds of 4 for-profit CEOs

The CEOs at the helm of the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operators bring a variety of backgrounds to their roles, and this includes other positions within their companies.

Patients turn to weight loss meds to prevent pregnancy complications

Physicians are seeing more women turn to weight loss medications before they become pregnant in hopes of lowering their risks of having a miscarriage and other complications, such as preeclampsia and preterm birth.