Cancer patients who are given the oral antibiotic vancomycin following stem cell transplants have greatly reduced rates of Clostridioides difficile infections, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia found.
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Hospitalist burnout is slightly better in 2024
Burnout and depression among hospitalists slightly decreased year-over-year, according to Medscape’s annual Burnout & Depression Report 2024.
Cash infusion won't keep all Steward hospitals open, congressman says
Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch said the Dallas-based Steward Healthcare’s recent infusion of cash is not enough to keep all nine of the system’s hospitals in the state open, NPR affiliate WBUR reported Feb. 16.
States ranked by total physician assistants in 2024
California has the most physician assistants in the country, while Mississippi has the least, according to KFF data published in February.
GE Healthcare inks health system partnership
GE Healthcare and Pointcore, a healthcare management and nonclinical shared services company, entered into a partnership with Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare to help enhance clinical and operational efficiencies, standardize models for care delivery,…
Lifespan's primary care group transitions to Epic
Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health has moved its primary care group, Coastal Medical, to an Epic EHR system, Providence Business News reported Feb. 19.
Scrutiny exposes potential cracks in research system
Two hospitals, five researchers and 76 research papers were called out in the last few weeks for inaccurate data and copied images — shining light on a potentially broken system of scientific research.
Record endowment at Henry Ford hospital to support workforce development
Henry Ford Jackson (Mich.) Hospital has received a $5 million endowment to develop a workforce development scholarship fund, marking the hospital’s largest endowment to date.
Ohio system gets $50M gift for hospital tower
The Robert F. Wolfe and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation has donated $50 million to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s new hospital tower, which is expected to open in 2026.
3 Utah lawsuits seek $40M from Steward
Three separate Utah lawsuits are seeking a combined $40 million in damages from Dallas-based Steward Health Care after investors allege the health system took funding from five of its state hospitals to pay bills it had acquired across other states, Th…
