Mehmet Oz, MD, President Donald Trump's pick for CMS administrator, sat through three hours of questioning March 14 from the Senate Finance Committee, which will now vote on whether to advance his nomination to the full Senate. 

Luka Dončić is gone. A generational talent. A player you build around, not trade away. Yet, the Dallas Mavericks made the decision to trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers based on financial constraints and roster fit concerns.

The White House has withdrawn David Weldon, MD, as its pick for CDC director just hours before his first confirmation hearing, CBS News reported March 13.

At Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., research is key to advancing innovation in pediatric care. Catherine Bollard, MD, senior vice president and chief research officer of its research institute, told Becker's that the future is promising — particularly in cell and gene therapy.

As COO of the MUSC Health-Charleston (S.C.) division, Rick Hundorfean brings a solid history of rehabilitation and acute care leadership to his new position.

HCA Healthcare's leadership development programs have played a pivotal role in Robert Sabina's career with the Nashville, Tenn.-based health system.

Last spring, Bryant Lin, MD, a professor of medicine at Stanford (Calif.) University and primary care physician, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that had metastasized to his liver, bones and brain. Despite the bleak prognosis, Dr. Lin turned his diagnosis into a lesson for students and leaders alike.

Thomas Scully resigned from the UVA Health System board March 6 in protest of the University of Virginia's treatment of former CEO K. Craig Kent, MD, The Daily Progress reported March 10.

Kathy Sanford, executive vice president and chief nursing officer of CommonSpirit Health, oversees a team of 45,000 nurses systemwide. Her leadership helped guide the health system's clinical team through the pandemic and will be integral in the next phase of growth.

All of HHS's around 80,000 employees received a voluntary buyout offer of $25,000 on March 7 to resign from their jobs, according to a March 8 report from NBC News.

Mark Kent has stepped down from his role as CEO of Miami-based Cano Health to focus on his next business venture. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has played a profound role in America's health and well-being for more than 70 years with its reach including everything from policymaking to funding research to administering Medicare to protecting the public from diseases. 

As the new president and CEO of two Dartmouth Health hospitals, Matthew Foster, MD, is working to create a "microsystem" within the Lebanon, N.H.-based academic health system.

Three weeks after Columbus-based OhioHealth named Paula Stabler, MSN, RN, president of Van Wert (Ohio) Hospital, she shared insights with Becker's about her career journey and the evolving appreciation of nursing leaders. 

Empowerment and empathy have shaped the leadership philosophies of many women in healthcare.

In more than seven years as CEO of Children's Minnesota, Marc Gorelick, MD, has kept a sharp focus on improving patient experience.

President Donald Trump has granted temporary tariff exemptions on imports from Mexico and Canada that are covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, signed by President Trump during his first term.

Born and raised in a small town 75 miles south of Albuquerque, N.M., Mary Armijo has a deep understanding of the challenges in accessing specialty care.

Attention across the nation is rightly focused on potential massive and drastic Medicaid cuts under consideration by Congress that would imperil health care for nearly 80 million of our most vulnerable neighbors – low-income families, expectant moms, children and senior citizens, as well as individuals with disabilities.

314 Action, a political action committee focused on recruiting and electing Democrats with a science background to public office, launched a new campaign to elect 100 new physicians to office by 2030 on Feb. 28.