The American College of Radiology issued guidance cautioning clinicians against using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System to guide care for most pediatric breast masses. BI-RADS was developed for adult breast imaging, and applying its categories to children and…
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Los Lunas, N.M.-based Valencia County Hospital has named Alice Stewart CFO, according to an Oct. 12 post on her LinkedIn page. She joins the hospital after serving as CFO of Richlands, Va.-based Clinch Valley Medical Center, a 175-bed hospital owned…
The El Centro (Calif.) City Council unanimously approved the transfer of El Centro Regional Medical Center and its related properties and assets to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District on Oct. 13. The transition is expected to be finalized Oct. 15,…
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has filed a lawsuit alleging West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and former board member Maureen Cernadas, MD, conspired to divert the system’s OB-GYN business. Six things to know: 1. The lawsuit was filed…
RWJBarnabas Health, a 14-hospital system based in West Orange, N.J., has appointed Erwin Wang, MD, as the inaugural senior vice president of physician performance improvement, effective Oct. 15. In the newly created role, Dr. Wang will “serve as the enterprise…
Hospitals and health systems have partnerships spanning at least 31 of the NFL’s 32 teams for the 2026 season, ranging from player medical care and practice facility naming rights to pediatric programs and training camp sponsorships. Some teams have changed…
Kaiser Permanente led the 2027 U.S. News & World Report ratings for the “best overall” Medicare Advantage companies. The ratings, published Oct. 14, are based on a five-point scale, assigning weights to more than 30 CMS quality measures. After calculating…
The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has named Steve McLaughlin, MD, CEO of UNM Hospital and vice president of clinical affairs, effective Dec. 6. Dr. McLaughlin will succeed Kate Becker, who shared plans to retire earlier in 2026, according…
Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Medicine will put its logo on the primary game jerseys of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s men’s and women’s basketball teams under an expanded five-year partnership with UAB Athletics. The agreement also adds UAB Medicine branding…
New dementia cases worldwide are projected to more than double by 2050, from an estimated 11.4 million in 2023 to 24.7 million, according to a meta-analysis published Oct. 12 in JAMA Neurology. Researchers led by the University of New South…