Emotional exhaustion among U.S. healthcare workers worsened over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and threatens to compromise patient care, according to a Sept. 21 analysis from JAMA Network Open.

Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health has renamed its level 1 trauma center after renowned surgeon Kenneth Mattox, MD, the Monitor in McAllen, Texas, reported Sept. 20.

Although biosimilars are usually cheaper than biologic brand-name drugs, a patient's insurance plan can have a lot of sway in biosimilar drug prices, a recent study found. 

Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, has ended its contract with a religiously affiliated coffee shop, saying the hospital's values are not aligned with some of the business's beliefs on marriage and sexuality, the Des Moines Register reported Sept. 20.

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the "top killers globally," according to a new report from the World Health Organization. 

The American Academy of Family Physicians named Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, as president, according to a Sept. 21 news release.

Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital has named Jennifer Griffey as its new CFO, Vermont Biz reported Sept. 14.

Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare will partner with Milwaukee-based Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin to provide more accessible specialty care for Northeast and Central Wisconsin residents. 

A new paper from consumer group Families USA accuses hospitals' high fees and misaligned incentives of "bleeding families dry." 

Lydia Watson, MD, was selected as the next president and CEO of Midland-based MyMichigan Health.

Scratch Financial, a "care now, pay later" platform for healthcare providers, has raised $35 million in a series C funding round.

HHS' Office of Civil Rights has settled with three dental offices over potential violations of a HIPAA provision giving patients the right of timely, affordable access to their medical records.

The Boston-based University of Massachusetts Office of the President, Boston-based Mass General Brigham and Irvine, Calif.-based UMass Global are collaborating to train more than 1,000 under- and unemployed individuals for healthcare's front lines. 

The most recent data from New Hampshire's health department shows that 10 percent of regular beds and 20 percent of ICU beds are currently available in the state, and COVID-19 is not the driving force, the New Hampshire Bulletin reported Sept. 21. 

The University of Chicago Medicine has promoted Alesia Coe, DNP, RN, to serve as vice president of adult inpatient services and associate chief nursing officer. 

Investors respond more positively to CEO appointments when the appointee is Black, not white, according to a recent study. 

Healthcare workers experienced an uptick in unemployment rates after the pandemic's onset. However, unemployment was far higher in workers outside the healthcare industry during the same period, research shows.

Evanston, Ill.,-based Northwestern University announced a new center focused on improving the quality of primary care services and systems worldwide, according to a Sept. 21 news release.

Drug and medical devicemakers with operations in Puerto Rico are cautiously optimistic that Hurricane Fiona will cause few ripples across the medical supply chain.

Here are four health equity investments over $10 million that Becker's has covered since Aug. 30: