A popular class of Type 2 diabetes and weight management drugs is gaining the attention of women going through menopause who want to lose weight, The New York Times reported Nov. 27.

U.S. News & World Report is adding new ratings of outpatient surgical centers to its annual series of healthcare ratings.

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine announced plans for expansion and a new research center after acquiring five floors of a building located at 1334 York Ave. —  the current location of the Sotheby's auction house.

The U.S. is seeing a 9.7% rise in COVID-19 hospital admissions — 18,119 in the most recent week — according to CDC data. Emergency department visits for the virus have also gone up during the same time period by nearly 2% and deaths increased by 8.3%, as of Nov. 18.

In a bid to overcome continued financial setbacks, Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital could begin receiving over $10 million in extra Medicaid supplement payments annually, the hospital's interim CEO, Gary Marchand, told Becker's. 

LinkedIn has added several new features to support nurses with job searches and networking. 

CVS Health is suing the United States, alleging the government owes it more than $400 million in tax deductions. 

St. Mary's Health Care System in Athens, Ga., has named Eric Schuck, MD, chief medical officer. 

Women are increasingly taking on the top executive positions at hospitals and health systems across the U.S., bringing an important perspective to the organization.

In highly competitive healthcare markets, hospitals and health systems are rebranding to differentiate themselves and stand out from competitors.

A CDC investigation into a cluster of rare, ocular syphilis cases that cropped up in southwestern Michigan between March and July 2022 found that the incidents may be linked by an unidentified strain of Treponema pallidum — the bacterium that causes syphilis. 

In response to the ransomware attack on Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services and its affiliates, Stormont Vail Health took action by augmenting staffing levels at its hospital, emergency department and Express Care clinics, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported Nov. 28. 

Mission Community Hospital in Los Angeles is notifying patients that an unauthorized party gained access to its IT network in May, compromising patient information.

Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital could be on the upcoming March 5 primary ballot for a $105 million bond measure approval, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported Nov. 27. 

The FDA approved Ogsiveo (nirogacestat), the first drug indicated for locally aggressive, noncancerous tumors, on Nov. 27. 

Daniel Barchi, senior executive vice president and CIO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, sees digital technology transforming healthcare. But not necessarily through more applications and IT spend.

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has partnered with Annalise.ai to develop and deploy AI-enabled diagnostic products.

HHS is warning Americans to be on the lookout for a remote patient monitoring scam.

Researchers at the NCH Rooney Heart Institute in Naples, Fla., are leaning on a new therapeutic treatment for "widow-maker" heart attacks: supersaturated oxygen therapy.

Primary care providers who practice at community health centers spend less time in EHRs than counterparts who work elsewhere, a study in JAMA Network Open found.