Baxter on July 10 issued a recall on its Life2000 ventilators with an attached battery charger dongle.

There have been 121 ransomware attacks against the U.S. healthcare industry in the last six months, with 10 hacking groups emerging as the most active within the industry, according to a July 11 report from Atlanta-based software company Cyble.  

A $20 million project to add on medical offices at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus has reached completion, the system announced July 11.

While healthcare and political leaders continue to address "corporate greed and private equity abuse" in healthcare, a July 8 PitchBook report found that PE's investment in healthcare is "vastly overstated."

For the first time since 2010, the Infectious Disease Society of America published new guidelines for treating complex abdominal infections.

Among adults 30 and older, about 40% of cancer cases and nearly a half of all cancer deaths are linked to preventable risk factors, according to a new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society. 

Findings from a recent study challenge a push to reclassify low grade prostate cancer, Biopsy Gleason Grade Group 1, as "benign." 

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health took immediate advantage of the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Chevron deference.

As a leader of one of the nation's largest home hospitals, I urge Congress to pass, and the president to sign, a five-year extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver before it expires at the end of this year. Failure to do so could create a major disruption for the thousands of patients receiving this care and for the hundreds of home hospitals nationwide.

Online trackers are prevalent on the websites of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., often without the awareness of the patients they serve, Bloomberg reported July 11.

The Emergency Nurses Association has recognized 94 emergency departments across the U.S. for their commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.

Between January 2022 and December 2023, hospitals wasted more than 16 million injectable units — equal to 24% of all dispenses of controlled substances, according to Bluesight. 

Opelousas (La.) General Health System has a new marketing leader.

Financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston, CBS News reported July 11. 

Healthcare professionals who work at Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus in Philadelphia have voted to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.

Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health is expanding its nurse apprenticeship program. NBC affiliate ValleyCentral.com reported July 10.

A recent American Hospital Association report found hospitals are making strides in patient safety and infection prevention, but are behind on clinical-quality measures like population health management and behavioral health.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health has tapped Indy Lane, MD, as vice president of women's health. 

Labcorp will manage the daily operations of Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Healthcare's inpatient lab operations. 

A new term for a well-known phenomenon is gaining traction and highlighting the need for change among hospital administration: Administrative harm.