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2 Virginia systems partner on behavioral health clinic

UVA Health Children’s and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, both based in Charlottesville, Va., partnered to open a behavioral health and neurodevelopmental care clinic in Central Virginia.

Advocate unveils $1B expansion on Chicago's South Side

Advocate Health Care will announce on Dec. 17 a landmark $1 billion investment to enhance healthcare access and services on Chicago’s South Side. 

Adventist Health closes California urgent care facility

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health’s Moorpark (Calif.) Urgent Care facility closed Dec. 6 due to low volume.

FDA grants fast-track status to combination mRNA flu and COVID-19 vaccine candidates

The FDA has granted fast track designation to two combination vaccine candidates that aim to protect adults 50 and older from both influenza and COVID-19, according to a Dec. 16 AJMC report. 

IU Health affordability plan achieves 15-point price drop: CFO

Indiana University Health has made significant progress on its affordability plan, which aims to bring prices in line with the national average by 2025.

Insurer stock prices fall after Trump pledges to 'knock out middlemen'

Shares of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers’ parent companies took a hit Dec. 16, after President-elect Donald Trump vowed that his administration would work to “knock out the middlemen.”

NYU Langone team transplants 1st 10 gene-edited pig kidney

In November, NYU Langone clinicians successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney into an Alabama woman.

Meditech's plans for 2025

Meditech shared with Becker’s that it plans to tackle healthcare’s most pressing challenges in 2025, including clinician burnout and health inequities, by focusing on key initiatives such as advancing interoperability, introducing new tools, and integr…

Online GLP-1s driving eating disorders, experts say

The rise of telehealth services offering weight loss drugs like Ozempic has sparked concern among health professionals, with experts warning that these easy-to-access treatments are exacerbating eating disorders, Bloomberg reported Dec. 16. 

Texas Tech University System's breach possibly exposes 1.4 million patients

Texas Tech University System’s data breach in September possibly breached the information of 1.4 million patients, according to HHS.