Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Why advocates are bringing a little-known psychedelic to the limelight

    Support is growing for a little-known psychedelic drug called ibogaine that could help people overcome addiction, but concerns over its impact on the heart remain, The Washington Post reported March 14.
  2. Longest surviving iron lung patient dies at 78

    Paul Alexander, a Texas man who contracted polio at age 6, which led him to spend the last 72 years in an iron lung for survival, has died, his brother and friends announced March 12 on a GoFundMe page set up to aid with expenses.
  3. Catholic health system, Indiana hospital finalize affiliation agreement

    Jaspin, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center finalized an affiliation agreement with Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health, which became effective Feb. 1.

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  1. What's not talked about in healthcare enough?

    In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare technology, industry leaders express a common concern: the overshadowing of fundamental practices by the allure of cutting-edge innovations. 
  2. EPA finalizes new sterilization standards

    The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule that will reduce ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilization facilities.
  3. Most, least stressed states

    Stress is an evident, well, stressor on the U.S. workforce. 
  4. The buzz at HIMSS '24? 6 takeaways

    "Everyone's talking about AI."

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  1. Retirees' sudden reroute

    Florida used to be a hot spot for retirees. Now, it's losing them to Southern Appalachia, The Wall Street Journal reported March 13.
  2. Northwell inks clinical AI partnership

    New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is rolling out an AI-powered clinical documentation feature. 
  3. AI expands data science team at Texas Children's

    Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital said the growth in AI has caused the organization to grow its data science team. 
  4. How Gen Z bosses lead

    Members of Generation Z are rapidly moving into leadership roles, bringing new ideas about what work can and should look like, The Wall Street Journal reported March 10. 

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  1. Novant Health taps new CFO

    Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has named Alice Pope its new executive vice president and CFO.
  2. 6 recent health system revenue cycle leadership moves

    From the retirement of BJC HealthCare's chief revenue officer to HonorHealth's appointment of a new vice president of revenue cycle, here are six health system revenue cycle leadership moves Becker's has reported on in 2024: 
  3. Henry Ford posts $80M operating gain, 1% margin

    Detroit-based Henry Ford Health reported $80.5 million in operating income (1% margin) in 2023, a substantial improvement on the $138,000 gain (0% margin) reported in the previous year, according to financial documents published March 13. 
  4. Northwell hospital nurses vote to strike

    Members of the New York State Nurses Association have voted to authorize a strike at Northwell Health's Staten Island University Hospital in New York City.
  5. Hackensack Meridian Health CEO: US needs a mental health moonshot

    Robert Garrett, CEO of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, is calling for a "Mental Health Moonshot" to address the nation's behavioral health crisis, similar to commitments the country has put forward through the Cancer Moonshot. 
  6. 'Join us': Steward CEO invited to testify at Boston field hearing

    U.S. Sen. Ed Markey has invited Dallas-based Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, to testify at an April 3 field hearing in Boston regarding unanswered questions over the health system's troubled finances. 
  7. Physician who helped found Tennessee hospital dies at 87

    Robert Bone, MD, a physician who helped found a Tennessee hospital, died March 11 at 87.
  8. 3 Chicago systems partner to launch cancer initiative

    Three Chicago health systems have collaborated with a nonprofit foundation to launch the Chicago Breast Cancer Research Consortium.
  9. 6 recent HCA executive changes

    Mark Amox was named COO of HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

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