Concerns are emerging about worsening drug shortages in the U.S. after a tornado ripped through a major Pfizer manufacturing plant in Rocky Mount, N.C., on July 19.
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Explosion risk spurs Johns Hopkins All Children's to evacuate, temporarily close
Tampa, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care Center is temporarily closed as the local fire department investigates the air quality after facing a potential explosion risk from 30, 100-pound lithium-ion batteries.
Nurses at New York hospital plan strike
Members of the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals plan to begin a two-day strike Aug. 3 at Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital.
Remote work's biggest fans? 6-figure earners
The push for remote work has been attributed by some to Generation Z, but new research indicates a different population pushing for the freedom to work from anywhere: well-paid longtime employees.
Software developer salary by state
Software developers in California have the highest average annual salary at $182,570, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
Nevada toddler dies from brain eating amoeba infection
A 2-year-old Nevada boy died July 19 after contracting Naegleria fowleri — the brain-eating amoeba, health officials confirmed to Becker’s July 20.
'Use less; lose less; and hire more': Hospital CEOs buck layoff, pay cut trends
With labor costs on the rise, many hospitals and health systems are making cuts.
Orlando Health alliance extends to 4 hospitals in Puerto Rico
Orlando Health (Fla.) has expanded its partnership with Doctors’ Center Hospital to include four hospitals and a free-standing emergency department in Puerto Rico.
Risant Health to invest in next-generation analytics, augmented intelligence
Risant Health, the new nonprofit organization created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, plans to scale up its investment in next-generation analytics and augmented intelligence, according to a July 21 episode of the American Medical…
Billing for MyChart has not solved physicians' excessive email problem
Hospitals and health systems around the U.S. began charging for patient messages sent through patient portals as their clinicians became inundated with 50 percent more messages after the pandemic, but the charges haven’t necessarily stopped the influx …
