A growing number of hospitals and health systems, including Avera and Newman Regional, have been affected by a March 25 data breach on clinical guidance software vendor MCG Health.

Researchers from the Texas Heart Institute, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine reported the first evidence of single-cell genomics of unique differences in heart muscle cells and immune systems of congenital heart disease patients June 22. 

People should not take beta-carotene supplements or vitamin E to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer, a panel of U.S. health experts recommended June 21. 

Members of the California Nurses Association began a two-day strike June 22 at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 

St. Johns, Mich.-based Sparrow Clinton Hospital named Kris Tennant as its new interim president amid the recent retirement of former President Beth Daugherty, according to a press release sent to Becker's on June 22. 

Publix will not offer COVID-19 vaccinations for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, the Tampa Bay Times reported June 22. A spokesperson told the Times the company will not explain the decision.

Five chief medical and nursing officer moves at hospitals and health systems Becker's has covered since June 18:

Biotechnology company Enanta Pharmaceuticals slapped Pfizer with a patent infringement lawsuit and is seeking compensation for the vaccine-maker's antiviral treatment, Paxlovid.  

New Orleans-based LCMC Health tapped Eli Ayoub, PharmD, to be its vice president of specialty pharmacy June 22. 

Kenilworth, N.J.-based Merck named Chirfi Guindo as chief marketing officer. 

Thousands of cost-effectiveness analyses had a "significant sponsorship bias" regardless of disease treatment or study design since 1972, according to research published June 22 in The BMJ.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health named Sameer Sethi as senior vice president and chief data and analytics officer.

The CDC urged vaccinations against meningococcal disease June 22 as an outbreak has caused at least 26 cases of serious illness and six deaths among gay and bisexual men in Florida.

King City, Calif.-based Mee Memorial Hospital named Kirsten Featherstone its new chief nursing officer, the King City Rustler reported June 21.

Roberta Luskin-Hawk, MD, is leaving her role as chief executive of St. Joseph Hospital Eureka (Calif.) and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Calif., according to a hospital news release shared with Becker's.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health named Brad Schipper as president of operations for its virtual care initiative. 

Two healthcare megadeals — those valued at $5 billion or more — have been announced this year, according to a PwC report released June 23. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health notified patients that an April phishing attack on its home health service may have exposed their protected health information. 

The Joint Commission on June 22 issued a sentinel event alert to turn more attention to the effects of diagnostic overshadowing — the attribution of symptoms to an existing diagnosis instead of a possible comorbid condition — and actions to address it. 

A Nebraska county is at the bottom of U.S. News & World Report and CVS Health's 2022 "Healthiest Communities Rankings."