The highest dose of Eli Lilly’s investigational drug, retatrutide, helped adults with Type 2 diabetes lower their A1Cs about 2% and shed an average 33.3 pounds, or 15.3% of their body weight, in a clinical trial. Retatrutide is a triple…
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Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health has received state approval to move forward with its $138 million expansion at ECU Health Medical Center. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services gave conditional approval to add five operating rooms, including four…
Increased spending on hospital advertisements is linked to a rise in emergency department visits and Medicare spending, according to research at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania. For a 10% increase in a regional market’s hospital ads (about 150 more ad impressions),…
Jody Mitori has been named chief marketing and communications officer for Columbia, Mo.-based University of Missouri System, which includes MU Health Care. She was most recently executive director of strategic communications at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
The UC Board of Regents approved a UCLA Health project to convert a Los Angeles area building into an office building including a sports medicine facility and ASC, the Daily Bruin reported March 18. The $298.2 million project will turn a building…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is exploring strategic options for its insurance arm, Providence Health Plan, including a potential sale, the system said in a March 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Executive Vice President and CFO Greg Hoffman, who is retiring…
Aspen Valley Health, a critical access hospital in Colorado, is taking on a role typically reserved for large health systems: serving as an Epic host for other rural providers through the vendor’s Community Connect program. The strategy aims to give…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s credit rating was upgraded to “BB” from “BB-” by Fitch. The rating reflects the for-profit system’s improved competitive position, including double-digit revenue growth in its high-margin ambulatory segment, Fitch said in its March 18 report. Tenet sold…
Health systems and medical groups are navigating a challenging environment marked by declining reimbursements, rising operational costs and growing physician burnout. At the same time, patient expectations continue to evolve. During a Becker’s Healthcare webinar sponsored by Concierge Choice Physicians,…
Medical devicemaker B. Braun has renamed its OEM division B. Braun Pharma & MedTech Partner, emphasizing its role as a contract manufacturing and development partner to pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. The rebrand reflects a push to more directly support…