GSK announced positive results from two phase 3 clinical trials evaluating its experimental drug, depemokimab, for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps affecting 4% of the population. 

Rio Rancho-based University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center-A Campus of UNM Hospital ratified a union contract Oct. 13, addressing staffing ratios and wages.

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has established the new McLaren Heart & Vascular Institute, unifying cardiology, vascular and cardiothoracic services across 13 of the health system's Michigan hospitals.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has launched a digital pathology program, allowing for pathologists to switch to analyzing high-definition digital images as opposed to physical slides for disease diagnosis.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has tapped Jose Balderrama as senior vice president of human resources for the system, according to an Oct. 14 LinkedIn post.

Medline has signed a multi-year prime vendor distribution agreement with Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health, California's largest community healthcare organization which operates over 600 beds. 

For health systems, switching to a new EHR can cost as much as a new hospital.

Sanofi is entering negotiations with Clayton, Dublier & Rice regarding the potential sale of a 50% controlling stake in its consumer health business, Opella. 

Union nurses of Health Professionals and Allied Employees Local 5089 have approved a new contract with University Hospital in Newark, N.J.  

Marc Gorelick, MD, has served as CEO of Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota since December 2017. He told Becker's that as he approaches his eighth year at the helm, he is focused on various issues. These issues include the system's Epic conversion, which will begin in 2025 and finish in 2026, as well as increasing access.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health's board of directors voted Oct. 7 to convert to a private nonprofit health system, News-Press reported Oct. 14.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is working on its final step on the next wave of patient safety, Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, chief quality and clinical transformation officer of University Hospitals, told Becker's.

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A study found children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes six months after having a COVID-19 infection, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 14.

Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center is notifying 108,149 individuals that their protected health information may have been exposed in a 2023 data breach. 

A health system's logo will soon appear on an NBA jersey for the first time.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has shared plans to lay off 20 employees across multiple California locations, effective Dec. 6, according to multiple WARN notices obtained by Becker's. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will place its physicians and staff at Denver's HCA HealthONE Rose Medical Center and Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital starting in 2025, allowing Kaiser patients to receive care directly within these facilities.

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has shared plans to construct a new inpatient behavioral health hospital in Lane County, Ore. in partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.

Massachusetts pharmacist Glenn Chin was sentenced Oct. 11 in Michigan to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a 2012 meningitis outbreak that led to 11 deaths in Michigan and dozens more across the country, The Washington Post reported Oct. 11.