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Moderna to move forward with combo flu, COVID-19 shot

Moderna is moving forward with plans to develop a combination vaccine for flu and COVID-19 after early-stage studies yielded positive results, the company said Oct. 3. 

Hospitals, health systems experiencing cybersecurity events

Here are seven hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 7:

Main Line Health taps DocGo for medical transportation

DocGo, which provides mobile health services, has inked a partnership with Radnor Township, Pa.-based Main Line Health. 

Majority of Mississippi hospitals unlikely to receive promised funds

Months after Mississippi lawmakers approved a $103.7 million grant program to support the state’s struggling hospitals, it turns out that many of them will be ineligible for such funds, according to an Oct. 3 Mississippi Today report.

Generative AI in healthcare set to skyrocket from $1B to $22B

Generative artificial intelligence in healthcare is poised to grow by nearly $21 billion by 2032, PYMNTS reported Oct. 4. 

Baptist Health System taps 2 hospital CEOs

San Antonio-based Baptist Health System named new CEOs to two hospitals in the area. 

Hackensack Meridian names chief growth officer

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health tapped Jose Lozano as executive vice president and chief growth officer. 

Regulators greenlight $89M HSHS hospital modernization project

Illinois regulators gave Decatur-based HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital approval for an $89 million project that would modernize the hospital’s facilities but cut the number of beds, the Herald-Review reported Oct. 3. 

31 drugmakers, biotechs form pro-M&A group

More than two dozen life science, pharmaceutical and biotech organizations partnered Oct. 4 to build a coalition advocating for mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences industry. 

Florida system names hospital CEO

Phil Wright is the new CEO of Memorial Regional Hospital South in Hollywood, Fla.