Researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a technique that shows promise in restoring fertility to ovaries that have stopped working.
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Massachusetts system to shrink at-home care services
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems plans to limit the scope of its at-home healthcare services by the end of July, according to The Berkshire Eagle.
Physician's assistant accused of healthcare fraud
A Fort Worth, Texas-based physician’s assistant has been charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a July 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of…
Atrium Health adds 1st strategic partner to innovation district
Siemens Healthineers is Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s first strategic partner for its $1.5 billion innovation district, dubbed “The Pearl,” Charlotte Observer reported July 21.
California hospitals to rebrand
Three acute care hospitals — Modesto, Calif.-based Doctors Medical Center, Turlock, Calif.-based Emanuel Medical Center and Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.) — are rebranding under a new name, Central Valley Doctors Health System.
Washington hospital names new chief medical officer
Walla Walla, Wash.-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center has tapped Joel Wassermann, MD, to become its new chief medical officer, the Union Bulletin reported July 21.
Louisiana hospital hopes to explore Google's medical AI chatbot
Baton Rouge (La.) General is hoping to test out Google’s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot designed to answer medical questions, Med-PaLM 2, at its own facility, The Advocate reported July 20.
New Jersey health system overhauls data center
Jesse Fasolo, information security officer of Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Health had to overhaul its data center on a budget after the health system was using multiple storage areas from multiple providers, with some in support, and some out of s…
Florida appeals judge rules on decision on children in nursing homes
Days after U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that Florida must put a stop to housing children with complex medical needs in nursing homes, the state has launched an appeal, WLRN reported July 19.
Digital health: Who's up, who's down
This week in the digital health market, an artificial intelligence-powered company landed a partnership with a major health system and an EHR vendor had to pay a hefty fine to settle false claims allegations.
