The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., has received a record-setting $25 million donation to establish a center dedicated to triple negative breast cancer. 

Texas is offering hiring bonuses of up to $5,000 to nurses and other healthcare workers at state-supported living centers and state hospitals, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission said Jan. 24. 

Financial navigation technology company TailorMed and UnityPoint Health, a network of hospitals, clinics and home care services, are partnering to help bring down the cost of treatment for patients.

New York state's mask mandate has been shot down as unconstitutional, a judge ruled, The New York Times reported Jan. 25. 

Some hospitals are bringing in underqualified or nonspecialized physicians because of staffing shortages, a move Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, believes may sacrifice patient safety.

Amid the pandemic's omicron surge, one expert has three patient safety and infection control issues top of mind.

Seven healthcare organizations have honored their donors in the last couple months by naming a building or program after them:

Campbellsville, Ky.-based Taylor Regional Hospital released an urgent notice Jan. 25 about a cybersecurity incident that affected the hospital's system and phone lines, KRDO reported Jan. 25.

Once U.S. COVID-19 cases decline significantly, mask mandates and restrictions on indoor gatherings should be relaxed, according to Ashish Jha, MD. 

The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is withdrawing emergency enforcement of its vaccinate-or-test mandate for businesses, although the agency is not withdrawing it as a proposed rule.

Family caregivers for older adults were left out of the conversation when the switch to telehealth was made in the beginning of the pandemic, but many older patients need their help to navigate telehealth services, a Jan. 20 study published in the Annals of Family Medicine reported.

The following Washington hospitals received the highest marks for nurse communication, according to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.

UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center and the city of Steamboat Springs, Colo., plan to start building housing units in July — pending funding — that would be available for hospital and city employees, Steamboat Pilot & Today reported Jan. 24.

Carol Campbell has joined St. Louis-based Ascension health system as senior vice president of consumer experience.

Without sufficient recruitment and retention, the world could face a shortage of up to 13 million nurses by 2030, according to a new report.

Clinicians may be able to determine which patients are at risk of developing prolonged COVID-19 symptoms based on four clinical factors measured at the time of diagnosis, according to a study published Jan. 24 in Cell.

Insurance provider Aflac launched the "Close the Gap" initiative Jan. 19, aimed at highlighting those who fall through the cracks of the healthcare system, MM+M reported Jan. 24.

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of the rideshare giant, has hired its first chief medical officer. 

Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health has appointed Scott Wagner, MD, president of Inspira Medical Group, effective immediately.

Ascension Seton will build a $320 million, 282,000-square-foot women's tower on its Austin, Texas, campus.