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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. 

Apple's pay for 10 healthcare jobs

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

2 more health systems partner with Hippocratic AI

Two more health systems have partnered with generative artificial intelligence startup Hippocratic AI.

Intermountain spinoff raises $10M

Culmination Bio, a company building a patient data intelligence platform spun off from Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, received a $10 million investment.