The Biden administration will allocate nearly $9 million in grants aimed at improving women’s health access in 14 states and Washington, D.C.
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Ochsner Health names hospital's 1st woman CEO
Beth Walker, who has served as CEO of Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans since 2019, has been appointed CEO of Ochsner Health’s flagship facility.
Surgery better than GLP-1s for kidney disease: Study
Amid expectations that the popularity of GLP-1 drugs will decrease bariatric surgery rates, a Cleveland Clinic-led study found these surgeries might be more effective than GLP-1s for some patients.
U of Virginia faculty senate pledges resolution to med school complaints
Members of the University of Virginia Faculty Senate in Charlottesville are showing support for their colleagues in the university’s medical school in response to an alleged toxic work environment at the medical school and UVA Health, The Daily Progres…
Conditions for which patients seek more second opinions: Study
Patients with heart, cancer and neurological conditions are more likely to seek virtual second opinions, a recent Cleveland Clinic study found.
10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From the FTC suing the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers to Epic facing an antitrust lawsuit, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 13:
Median physician productivity changes, by specialty area
Among specialty areas, pediatric medical saw the largest increase in reported median productivity, as measured by wRVU (work relative value units), from 2023 to 2024, and pediatric surgical was the only area to experience a decrease, according to a new…
Florida college launches nation's 1st AI-in-healthcare master's program
Florida State University’s College of Nursing is the first university to offer a master’s program that weaves artificial intelligence into healthcare — and it is offered online.
WVU Cancer joins Cedars-Sinai in 1st-of-kind outreach program
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Cancer Institute has joined Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer’s Certificate in Community Outreach and Engagement program alongside select cancer centers across the U.S.
The nurse-physician duo steering care at Northwell
Jill Kalman, MD, then medical director of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, recalls being in the middle of a “pretty horrible day” before running into Maureen White, RN, chief nurse executive at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, during on…
