Boston-based Mass General Cancer Center has received the largest philanthropic gift in its history to be put toward future cancer research, according to a Sept. 27 news release.
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COVID vaccine roll-out bumps into supply issues
After a big push from the CDC encouraging everyone older than 12 to get the updated COVID-19 shot this fall, some pharmacies are having difficulties getting the vaccine, NPR reported Sept. 27.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From the Indiana attorney general accusing IU Health of failing to protect personal health information after physician spoke to the media about a 10-year-old patient’s abortion, to fired MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros, MD, seeking to have his successor …
Healthcare disruptors bet big on virtual care
Disruptors are turning to virtual care offerings to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to consumers.
Ohio system names new CFO
Lancaster, Ohio-based Fairfield Medical Center has named Julie Grow as its new CFO, according to a Sept. 27 Lancaster Eagle Gazette report.
FDA warns manufacturers to test for contaminants tied to global deaths: Reuters
The FDA has issued warnings to at least 28 manufacturers of over-the-counter medications and health products this year for failing to adequately test ingredients for toxins that caused hundreds of deaths overseas, according to a Sept. 26 exclusive repo…
2 pharmacists, physician charged in $170M fraud scheme
A physician and two pharmacists in Texas were charged in connection to a six-year, $170 million healthcare fraud case, the Justice Department said Sept. 26.
340B program climbs to $54B
From 2021 to 2022, the 340B drug pricing program grew 22 percent, according to a Sept. 24 Drug Channels report.
Resident physician trends: 9 numbers to know
Job offers for final-year residents may be widely present, but burnout is a problem. A lack of business preparedness and gender differences on pay expectations are also significant issues.
South Carolina hospital offers new employees free housing
New employees of Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital will have one less concern when they move to the island: Housing is included, at least temporarily.
