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Experts call for more data on weight loss meds as fertility drugs

Physicians and researchers say more data is needed on pregnancy outcomes in patients taking GLP-1s as a growing number of women turn to the class of weight loss medications in hopes of reducing their risk of pregnancy complications or increasing their …

How Mercy accelerated rare disease diagnoses in rural areas

Children’s Mercy Kansas City (Mo.) researchers found a way to reduce the time to diagnosis for rare disease by 5.5 months.

1st-of-its-kind law protects 'neural data'

With the increasing number of technologies that track brain activity, a new Colorado law aims to protect people’s “neural data” from falling into the wrong hands, The New York Times reported.

How the Change Healthcare hack affected patient care

While the financial impacts of the Change Healthcare hack have gotten a lot of attention, the cyberattack has also harmed patients, health system leaders say.

Why the former Allscripts is banking on AI

The company formerly known as Allscripts plans to turn its fortunes around by using generative artificial intelligence to find insights in its decades’ worth of patient data, Forbes reported April 18.

HCA California hospital faces pushback on trauma center closure

Local stakeholders are pushing for the state of California to stop the planned summer closure of trauma services at Regional Medical Center in San Jose, The Mercury News reported April 18.

40% of physicians ready to use gen AI in patient care

Forty-percent of U.S. physicians said they are prepared to use generative artificial intelligence during patient interactions at the point-of-care, an April 16 survey from Wolters Kluwer found. 

South Carolina hospital investigating patient record mishandling

Conway (S.C.) Medical Center is conducting an internal investigation regarding accusations of mishandling of confidential patient health data, The Sun News reported April 18.

The cities at the bottom of US News' list of best places to retire

Multiple cities in California ranked toward the bottom of U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Places to Retire in the U.S.

Allina hit with credit rating downgrade

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Minneapolis-based Allina Health’s long-term ratings on bonds from “AA-” to “A+” with its rating outlook at stable.