FDA inspectors found quality control issues with an Eli Lilly plant in New Jersey that makes a COVID-19 antibody drug the company has requested emergency use authorization for, Bloomberg reported. 

Moncef Slaoui, PhD, chief of the White House task force to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been reporting positive updates on the vaccine race, saying on Oct. 21 that all Americans should be inoculated by June. Four drugmakers have entered late-stage testing in the U.S. for experimental COVID-19 vaccine candidates, and the candidates vary significantly in terms of technology being used, conditions for storage and size of clinical trial.

Chris Stenzel, vice president of national business development and innovation at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, played an integral role in the health system's partnership with Best Buy Health to develop remote patient-monitoring tools for older adults. He describes how the partnership came about in a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare podcast.

Homeless patients are three times more likely to die than non-homeless patients after a heart attack, reports HealthDay. 

Adventist Health Portland (Ore.) has selected Kyle King as president, the organization said.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis selected Marya Strand, MD, as CMO, the hospital said Oct. 21. 

A bankruptcy judge on Oct. 21 authorized the $20 million sale of Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima, Wash., and a neighboring medical office building to an investment group, according to the Yakima Herald. 

The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved the appointment of Israel Rocha Jr., CEO of two hospitals in New York City's public health system, to serve as the next CEO of Cook County Health in Chicago. 

The former chief of the prosthetics and orthotics department at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from a public official as part of a purchasing scheme, according to the Department of Justice. 

Ochsner Health and Loyola University New Orleans partnered on a new undergraduate nursing program in an effort to address workforce shortages in Louisiana and the nation.

Physicians say overwhelming amounts of information and slow system response times from EHRs are some of the main causes attributed to increased levels of stress and burnout.

In anticipation of a future COVID-19 vaccine, AdventHealth has put together a task force to ensure the health system is prepared for a fast and efficient distribution when a vaccine is approved. 

West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University researchers have applied architectural features from spider webs to create 3D photo detectors for biomedical imaging, according to an Oct. 21 news release.

In the U.S. and Europe, 29 of 40 drugs used to treat COVID-19 are currently in shortage, and shortages are expected to be worse than the spring as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, according to a report from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

From a surgeon suing a children's hospital for alleged retaliation to a Philadelphia health system arguing it needs to merge with another system in response to a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines. 

As nursing home deaths from COVID-19 in Indiana surpass 2,200, Gov. Eric Holcomb will deploy the state's National Guard members next month to help protect people in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, reports Indiana's The Times. 

The survival rate for inflammatory breast cancer patients has increased over the last four decades, according to a study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

Nurses bring unique perspectives to the legislative process and have a role outside of the hospital, according to an op-ed written by Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, and published in The Hill. 

Below are 10 hospitals or health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief medical officers.

Boston Children's Hospital will no longer perform two types of genital surgeries on intersex children if they are too young to meaningfully consent, reports The 19th News.