HCA’s Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, Va., has reopened its neonatal ICU for new admissions. The hospital halted NICU admissions Dec. 26 after it discovered three infants with unexplained fractures in November and December.
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Thermo Fisher cuts 300 jobs in latest layoff round
Thermo Fisher Scientific is eliminating 300 jobs at its Cambridge and Plainville locations, effective March 30. The Waltham-based life sciences firm cited shifts in customer timelines and utilization needs as reasons for the layoffs, The Boston Globe r…
Keytruda's looming patent expiry raises concerns: 5 notes
Merck & Co.’s heavy reliance on its cancer drug Keytruda, which accounts for nearly half of the company’s revenue, is raising investor concerns as the drug’s patent expiration approaches in 2028, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 5.
GLP-1 drug fails to slow Parkinson's: Study
A final-stage study has found that exenatide, a GLP-1 drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, showed no benefit in slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Oregon bill would ban AI nurses
An Oregon state representative has introduced a bill that would outlaw AI nurses.
UK HealthCare to spend $95M on Epic, Workday
Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare has allocated $95 million for upcoming Epic and Workday software rollouts, Morehead (Ky.) State Public Radio reported.
'A gap in the literature': Why Ascension aims to diversify telehealth
St. Louis-based Ascension aims to make telehealth more equitable when identifying pressure injuries remotely.
Memorial Hermann breaks ground in next phase of $231M project
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital broke ground Feb. 3 on its north tower, the next phase in a $231 million expansion project that kicked off in 2022.
Northwestern Medicine breaks records with ‘lungs in a fridge’
The team at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute performed 148 lung transplants in 2024, more than any transplant center in the U.S., in part due to its embrace of an innovative approach to organ preservation.
Health system's 'proactive' arbitration strategy under the No Surprises Act yields strong results: CEO
Houston-based Nutex Health achieved an independent dispute resolution success rate exceeding 80% in the fourth quarter after contracting a third-party vendor in July to recover out-of-network claims under the No Surprises Act.
