The FDA has removed social media posts decrying the use of ivermectin for treating COVID-19 following a court ruling, Bloomberg News reported April 16.

A study led by researchers at Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health found that use of antiseptic soap and nasal ointment among patients in hospitals and residents of nursing homes reduced countywide infections by up to 30% and dropped associated deaths by 24%.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is partnering with technology company Brand Engagement Network to develop artificial intelligence assistants to help with primary care training. 

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine posted an operating income of $104.8 million in the second quarter of 2024, down from $120.3 million posted over the same period last year. 

A federal lawsuit filed against Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health alleges the health system shared patient information with Facebook and Google, The Charlotte Observer reported April 15. 

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are holding a one-day strike April 16 at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif.

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has named Wren Lester, PhD, to serve as inaugural chief experience officer. She joins the health system from SUNY Downstate Health in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she also served as chief experience officer. 

It has been over a year since the FBI and Justice Department disclosed "Operation Nightingale," which cracked open a fake nursing degree scheme at three now-shuttered schools. More than 7,600 fraudulent diplomas and transcripts were sold to aspiring nurses, who paid $10,000 for the documents — without completing the necessary coursework to graduate. 

Following a spike in emergency department visits among children ingesting unsafe amounts of melatonin, the Council for Responsible Nutrition recommended melatonin manufacturers adjust their labels and formulations. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has named the eight founding members of a global data-sharing network that aims to tailor medical care with artificial intelligence.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has named Jonathan Armstrong CFO of AdventHealth DeLand (Fla.). 

All medical and nonmedical assets from shuttered St. Margaret's Health-Spring Valley (Ill.) are set to be auctioned by Centurion Service Group, a medical equipment life-cycle company.

Two in five accredited specialty pharmacies are owned by hospitals and other healthcare providers, but the nation's three biggest pharmacy benefit managers accounted for 67% of specialty pharmacy revenue in 2023, according to Drug Channels. 

Cedar City, Utah, was named the best small city to start a business, while most of the worst small cities for that purpose are in California, according to a WalletHub report published April 16.

A critical access hospital in North Dakota will pay $45,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing it of illegally discharging an African American employee after she reported racial harassment.

Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s is set to open its $100 million Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, on May 1.

Abbott and its subsidiary Thoratec Corp. warned customers of 13,883 heart devices after receiving reports of 273 injuries and 14 deaths related to blood flow obstructions. 

Vaccines are in development that target the bird flu strain that infected a Texas resident, an HHS official told Politico in an April 12 report. Earlier this month, state and federal officials confirmed a person in Texas who had worked on a dairy farm tested positive for H5N1. 

Boise, Idaho-based Primary Health Medical Group has added multiple providers and acquired an ear, nose and throat practice from Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health, a Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health physician group that closed March 29. 

CIOs expect to have the most trouble filling roles specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning, CIO reported April 15.