Physicians are reportedly seeing an increasing number of patients who have used anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy request procedures to remove sagging, excess skin via plastic surgery, KDVR reported Feb. 23.

In an effort to rein in healthcare costs for its 1.6 million employees, Walmart sends them directly to health systems that demonstrate high-quality care outcomes, otherwise known as Centers of Excellence.

At the beginning of 2022, the University of Utah Health had around 40 to 50 openings for technicians among its 17 retail pharmacies and five hospitals. That was too many, and the health system needed to fill the pipeline quickly.

St. Louis-based Mercy teamed up with Microsoft to create an generative AI-powered chatbot designed to act as a "super-smart assistant" for its employees. 

Health information technology CPSI is rebranding as TruBridge, effective March 4. 

UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare has fallen victim to a cyberattack, marking a credit-negative event for the company, according to Moody's. 

HCA Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute in Nashville, Tenn., has introduced a model to monitor patients who received CAR-T cell therapy in an outpatient setting. 

Some employers are sunsetting annual performance reviews in favor of regular, daily feedback — a trend experts predict will become increasingly prevalent, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 22.

In a case of mistaken identity, an employee of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center asked the wrong family to make end-of-life decisions for a patient on life support at the Vancouver, Wash.-based facility in 2021, NBC affiliate KGW reported Feb. 21.

Many of the top jobs that pay $200,000 or more are in healthcare, according to one new report.

A former Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital executive has filed a lawsuit against her ex-employer alleging she was fired for her age, according to court documents accessed by Becker's.

New York Attorney General Letitia James implored the FDA Feb. 22 to update Singulair's warning label after an uptick in pediatric mental health issues linked to the asthma and allergy drug. 

At ChristianaCare, Black patients are receiving stronger outcomes than national averages for hypertension and heart failure care. 

The FDA is warning health providers and patients to avoid use of smart devices like watches and rings that purport to measure glucose levels without piercing the skin, the agency announced Feb. 21.

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna said it anticipates initial regulatory approvals of its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine will come in the first half of 2024, according to its Q4 earnings update published Feb. 22.

Authorities shuttered 14,000 email accounts linked to LockBit, a ransomware gang known for targeting the U.S. healthcare industry, Gov Info Security reported Feb. 22. 

Nurses represented by United Food and Commercial Workers 3000 have approved a new labor contract with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.).

On the heels of financial pressures and workforce shortages experienced last year, many hospitals and health systems are continuing to face maternity service closures in 2024.

Reston (Va.) Hospital Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, named Alice Tang, DO, its new chief medical officer, on Feb. 1.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health will provide thousands of clinicians within its health system access to AI-powered ambient listening technology.