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Sanford Health's CEO eyes growth

Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, sees a bright future for the health system despite a recently halted merger with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.

Why some big health systems don't put their names on hospitals

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, the nation’s third-largest health system with 143 hospitals, recently said it would be adding its name to its hospitals for the first time.

CommonSpirit hospital names CEO

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo., has tapped Kevin Cullinan as CEO. 

Microsoft eyes AI cancer detection

Microsoft has partnered with digital pathology provider Paige to build an image-based artificial intelligence model for detecting cancer. 

It's time to prepare for the gen AI boom, CIO says

Healthcare will see rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence in the next 12 to 18 months, and hospitals and health systems need to be prepared, according to Darrell Bodnar, CIO of Berlin, N.H.-based North Country Healthcare. 

Cedars-Sinai hospital nurses hold strike

Members of the California Nurses Association held a one-day strike Sept. 6 at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital.

Cancer cases have surged among people under 50: New study

Over the past three decades, new cancer cases among people under 50 have risen by a “striking” 79 percent, according to new findings published Sept. 5 in BMJ Oncology. 

Mass General Brigham, YouTube partner on AI-powered content creation

YouTube is partnering with content creators including Mass General Brigham to make health information available to more people through artificial intelligence.

Colorado drugmaker to shutter operations

Aktiv Pharma Group, a drugmaker based in Broomfield, Colo., plans to shut down two of its three plants and lay off 70 workers, according to multiple news outlets. 

AI-powered cancer diagnosis company raises $55M

Ibex Medical Analytics, an artificial intelligence-powered cancer diagnostics, raised $55 million in series C financing.