Fourteen states prohibit medication abortion — a federally approved two-drug regimen that accounts for more than 50% of U.S. abortions — and 15 other states restrict abortion pills, according to NBC News.
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Retail pharmacies to begin selling OTC birth control within weeks
Almost eight months after the FDA approved Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, it will soon be available for purchase without a prescription at pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens in weeks, according to ABC News.
HCA hospital taps COO
Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital has named Mike Hoyt chief operating officer, effective Feb. 27.
With US helium supply faltering, 1 MRI looks ahead
As hospitals and health systems worry over the unsteady supply of helium, a necessary element for MRI machines, Royal Philips installed its thousandth “virtually helium-free MRI,” the company said Feb. 28.
Healthcare real estate companies close $21B merger
Denver-based Healthpeak Properties has closed its $21 billion all-stock merger with Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust. The companies will operate under the name Healthpeak Properties.
84 CHROs and chief people officers to know | 2024
Chief human resources officers and chief people officers are tasked with developing strong human capital strategies for their hospitals and health systems.
7 changes this hospital plans to make after a staff stabbing
The Hawaii Health Department implemented security and patient changes to the State Operated Specialized Residential Program and Hawaii State Hospital facilities following the death of a nurse.
6 workers assaulted at New York hospital: Police
Police said they have arrested a man following the assault of six workers at New York City-based Richmond University Medical Center.
Mercy adds COO role at recently acquired system
Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Southeast is seeking a chief operating officer.
'You just can't keep pace': CIOs deal with spike in software vendors
Some CIOs are struggling to “keep pace” with the huge explosion in outside vendors that has coincided with the hype over artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal reported March 4.
