An investigation at Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital revealed sterilization issues with surgical equipment that reportedly occurred between March and September 2023, Cardinal News reported March 4.
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Blocking this protein could help prevent 40% of uterine cancer deaths
Uterine cancer is the only cancer that has seen survival rates continuously fall in the last 40 years, but research published March 4 in the British Journal of Cancer suggests that using a medication to block a protein called Galectin-3 could be a more…
Walgreens not selling Shields specialty pharmacy, CEO says
Walgreens Boots Alliance will not be selling its Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy business, after initial reports that the retail company was looking to offload the pharmacy in January.
Scammers target Nebraska patients amid Change Healthcare attacks
The Nebraska Hospital Association has received patient reports that scammers are reaching out and claiming to be representatives from state hospitals amid the ongoing challenges that Optum’s Change Healthcare has faced since a ransomware attack took th…
3 systems' supply chain priority outside hospital walls
Hospital systems’ supply chain teams are increasingly working on environmental initiatives as climate change threatens the healthcare industry.
Hospital-payer standoffs frustrate patients
National fights between health systems and payers are rising in intensity and publicity — and patients are caught in the middle, The Wall Street Journal reported March 1.
Connecticut awarded $5M prejudgment remedy from defunct nursing school
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced March 4 that the state has been granted a $5 million prejudgment remedy in its lawsuit against the owners of Stone Academy, after its abrupt closure without warning in February 2023.
UChicago to capture more of Indiana market
UChicago Medicine will open a 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center in Crown Point, Ind., on April 29.
Medical City hospital names CFO
Medical City Decatur (Texas) has named Lucy Hedari CFO.
CommonSpirit 'having real issues' with Medicare Advantage, CFO says
Chicago-based CommonSpirit is having significant challenges getting paid appropriately for care provided through some of its Medicare Advantage programs, CFO Dan Morissette said during the health system’s Feb. 29 investor call.
