On Aug. 11, Illinois became the ninth state to pass a pay transparency law.
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Willow taps new biopharma partner
Biotech company Willow Biosciences is partnering with an unnamed Nasdaq biopharma company to pursue sustainable manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
CDC to overhaul lab operations in wake of COVID failures
The CDC plans to overhaul its lab operations after mishaps with its COVID-19 test, KFF Health News reported Aug. 21.
Task force backs new options for HIV prevention
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has expanded its recommendations for HIV prevention, giving three medications its strongest endorsement, according to a policy statement published Aug. 22 in JAMA.
How much health systems are paying to settle Pixel lawsuits
Hospitals and health systems around the country are being sued for their use of the Meta Pixel, which plaintiffs say shared their protected health information with the tech giant, allowing it to tailor ads based on their medical conditions.
270+ hospitals, health systems among Forbes' best-in-state employers
Forbes released its fifth annual list of America’s Best Employers By State on Aug. 22.
U of Utah Health data center hit with outage
A server outage has caused Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health’s data center to experience an outage, ksltv.com reported Aug. 22.
Cleveland Clinic hospital workers give strike notice
A potential strike looms at Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, NBC affiliate WKYC reported Aug. 22.
Babylon rushes to sell UK business
Babylon Health, a London-based digital-first healthcare platform, aims to complete the sale of its U.K. business by Aug. 25 after a proposed merger with digital neurotherapy company MindMaze collapsed, forcing it to shut down its U.S. operations, accor…
How Epic does clinical informatics
Epic’s Cosmos clinical informatics database is allowing health systems and researchers to find insights on how to treat blood pressure and rare diseases and even identify victims of human trafficking, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Aug. 23.
