Portland-based Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine and create a 10-hospital system with more than 32,000 employees and over 100 locations.
Experts say Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, a weight loss drug, may also prevent cardiovascular incidents like heart attacks and strokes, CNBC reported Aug. 16.
Healthcare disruptors such as Amazon and CVS are driving up demand — and salaries — for physicians and advanced practitioners, according to executive search firm AMN Healthcare.
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing up to seven lawsuits that allege that the organizations failed to protect patient information from Russian cyber group Clop, The Baltimore Banner reported Aug. 16.
After COVID-19-related disruptions last year, experts anticipate respiratory syncytial virus to follow a more typical seasonal pattern this year, with activity ramping up in the fall and peaking in December or January, CNN reported Aug. 17.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire Geisinger Health, a 12-hospital system headquartered in Danville, Pa., in a deal that would see Geisinger be the first to join Risant Health, a nonprofit launched by Kaiser Foundation Hospit…
Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Medical Center is looking to build a $277 million hospital on Johns Island, S.C., local news outlet WCBD reported Aug. 17.
Patients who experience pain one year after a heart attack may be more likely to die within the next eight years, according to a study published Aug. 16 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.