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Dayton Children's invests $24M in new facilities

Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital is investing nearly $24 million into two new facilities in an effort to expand service access for patients and their families.

UCLA Health expert: Don't skip Ozempic for the holidays

Some patients taking Ozempic (semaglutide) are considering skipping doses to indulge during the winter holidays, but a short break in the regimen can spur health issues, according to a UCLA physician.

WVU Medicine promotes 7 execs

WVU Medicine, based in Morgantown, W.V., has promoted seven executives across its enterprise. 

A world first: Researchers test genetically engineered B cells in patient

A trial by Seattle-based Immusoft, a biotech company, said it is the first to genetically engineer B cells and test them in a patient, Wired reported Dec. 15.

Defense Department funds unconventional cancer research at USC

The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a $3.2 million research grant to fund “unconventional” cancer research at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The grant will form the Convergent Science Cancer Consortium, which will bring toget…

Viewpoint: 1 guiding principle when improving operational efficiency

Cancer care centers begin and end with their patients, and they should not move so fast they forget the service side of things, Ken Chaij, executive director of the oncology service line at Kettering (Ohio) Health, told Becker’s.

California hospital taps chief of cardiology

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare appointed David Shavelle, MD, chief of cardiology of the system.

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs teams up with PBM company

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has announced a partnership with pharmacy benefit management company PCA Rx to bring members even more clarity about drug pricing, according to a Dec. 18 news release.

UF Health system names COO

Lydia Hendrix is the new chief operating officer of UF Health St. John’s in St. Augustine, Fla. 

Employers scrap year-end bonuses

Many employers have historically provided year-end bonuses to workers. However, a number of companies are not handing them out this year, according to one new report shared with Becker’s Dec. 18.