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Tower Health appeals Pottstown Hospital purchase ruling

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health purchased Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital in 2017 from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems but remains in dispute with the original owner over the alleged condition of the facility at the time of the sale, accor…

Home-based care deals are slowing

The home-based care M&A sector experienced a sluggish third quarter in 2023, marked by just 18 reported deals, according to a Nov. 7 report from investment bank Mertz Taggart. 

845,000 patients affected by Sutter Health vendor breach

The sensitive data of 845,000 Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health patients was compromised in a ransomware attack on its online contact-management vendor Welltok, a Virgin Pulse company.  

Single CT scan increases blood cancer risk by 16%: Study

A recent study found that CT scans are linked to an increased risk of blood cancer in young people.

Women get Lupus 9x more, Johns Hopkins learns why

Women and biological females are nine times more likely to be diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Lupus than males, and now researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins have found why. 

Lake Charles Memorial chief medical officer to retire

Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Health’s chief medical officer, Manley Jordan, MD, is set to retire, according to a Nov. 13 filing.

Oklahoma hospital latest to adopt TeamBirth initiative

Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla., is one of the latest hospitals in the nation to adopt TeamBirth — a care model that 94% of clinicians say improves patient outcomes.

Nurse contract dispute adds to California hospital's woes

CEO Stephen Gray started his new position at cash-strapped Watsonville (Calif.) Hospital on Nov. 1 and is already locked in negotiations with nursing staff, according to a Nov. 13 Lookout Santa Cruz.

'This will change prescribing practices': Wegovy cuts risk of major heart events in large study

Long-awaited findings from an international study of more than 17,000 patients showed the weight loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, and the risk of dying from a heart attack.

20 worst cities for 'snowbirds,' 'zoombirds'

Cities in California dominate the bottom of a list of warm weather cities considered the best for “snowbirds” and “zoombirds,” according to one new analysis.