Hospital-at-home programs are growing in popularity among hospitals, but the burden it adds to unpaid caregivers is one reason why 10 percent to 62 percent of families turn down the option, NPR reported July 18.
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$16.2M gift to boost brain cancer research at MD Anderson
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has received a gift of $16.25 million for brain cancer and neuroscience research, according to a July 18 news release shared with Becker’s.
Texas Children's physicians complete 17-hour surgery to separate conjoined twins
Physicians at Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital successfully completed a 17-hour surgical procedure to separate conjoined twin brothers, according to a July 17 news release.
9 new drug shortages
Nine drugs were recently added to the hundreds-long, growing list of medications in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
9 new drug shortages
Nine drugs were recently added to the hundreds-long, growing list of medications in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Peterson Center launches digital health institute with $50M
The Peterson Center on Healthcare, a nonprofit that partners with providers and academic institutions with the goal of improving healthcare, launched the Peterson Health Technology Institute with a $50 million commitment to studying digital health tool…
Viewpoint: NEJM article uses 'sketchy math' to attack hospitals
The American Hospital Association called an opinion article published July 15 in The New England Journal of Medicine “another unfair assault on the only sector in health care that routinely gives back so much more to their communities than they receive…
Florida children's hospital names 1st VP of medical affairs
Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., has selected Mark Toney, MD, to serve as vice president of medical affairs, a newly created position. He will take on the role Nov. 1, according to a news release sent to Becker’s.
Judge says Epic to receive $140M in compensatory damages for trades secret case
A circuit court ruled that it would not lower EHR vendor Epic Systems’ $140 million in compensatory damages that it is supposed to receive from Mumbai, India-based Tata Consultancy Services due to an ongoing trades secret case.
Robotic tool offers 'significant' advance in lung cancer diagnostics at Baptist Health
Clinicians are using robot-assisted technology to diagnose and treat lung cancer in a same-day procedure at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) and four other system hospitals.
