The two FDA-approved drugs have demonstrated in clinical trials the capability to slow cognitive decline by several months, The Washington Post reported Oct. 8. 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine has implemented more than 30 AI-powered applications to assist clinicians. 

A California city tops Fortune's ranking of best places to retire affordably. 

In the past 12 months, 92% of healthcare organizations reported experiencing at least one cyberattack, up from 88% in 2023, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.

Thirty-five women who allege they were abused by a California OB-GYN are suing him, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other medical practices where he worked, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 8.

Marietta, Ohio.-based Memorial Health System broke ground Oct. 8 on a $125 million women and children's hospital, which is set to open in fall 2026. 

Arsalan Sheikh, DO, has been appointed campus executive director of ChristianaCare Union Hospital in Elkton, Md.

Seattle Children's has opened Washington's first urgent care clinic dedicated to pediatric mental health.

Andy Woodard, president and CEO of Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health, has resigned.

Oracle Health Chair David Feinberg, MD, said the company's AI-powered voice recognition tool, the Clinical Digital Assistant, can compile patient records, generate visit notes for providers and respond to specific patient inquiries, the Nashville Post reported Oct. 9. 

The Joint Commission has revised its home health agency accreditation survey process to align with similar CMS guideline updates published March 15.  

ChristianaCare has appointed Krystle Gandhi, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer of its flagship Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. She will step into the role Nov. 4, the Wilmington-based health system said in an Oct. 9 news release. 

CMS published a list of generic drugs to be included under its proposed Medicare $2 Drug List Model Oct. 9. 

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is urging federal health officials to declare a national public health emergency over the IV fluid shortage.

Amazon Pharmacy is set to expand its presence by launching pharmacies in 20 additional cities across the U.S. in 2025.

As the number of natural disasters grows in the U.S. and in the world, so must the readiness of hospitals and other healthcare facilities. 

Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has filed a lawsuit against Capital District Physicians Health Plan, accusing the payer of withholding at least $50 million from Albany Medical Center for care the hospital provided to CDPHP beneficiaries. 

CHI Saint Joseph Health and UK HealthCare, both based in Lexington, Ky., have shared an agreement plan for UK HealthCare to offer coverage for the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East's neonatal intensive care unit in Lexington. 

Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Select Medical plans to run a new Temple, Texas-based inpatient rehabilitation hospital when it opens in late first quarter of 2025.

Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing Medicare pay for at-home care.