Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health will shutter its Ellicott City (Md.) Ambulatory Surgery Center due to low procedure volumes, a spokesperson for the health system said in a Feb. 10 statement shared with Becker’s. The freestanding ASC’s closure will affect 23 employees…
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Two cases of a meningitis-causing infection in infants have been recorded in the U.S., MedPage Today reported Feb. 9. The Paenibacillus dendritiformis infection led to severe meningitis in both cases and was found in a female infant in Pennsylvania and…
The American Medical Association is partnering with the University of Minnesota’s Vaccine Integrity Project to create an independent system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness. The initiative will mirror work historically done by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,…
Mike Bowers was appointed president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals in Northern California. He has served in the role on an interim basis since February 2025, according to a Feb. 9 news release from the Oakland, Calif.-based organization.…
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., has promoted Jassoni Martin, PharmD, to executive director of pharmacy and retail. Dr. Martin will continue to oversee Lane Rx, Lane Pharmacy and retail operations. Her new role also includes leadership of endoscopy,…
AI can’t distinguish between true and false medical claims once they’re packaged as realistic-looking hospital notes or social-media health discussions, researchers from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System found. The study authors analyzed over 1 million prompts across nine…
Leaders say some of their most important lessons about change management have come the hard way — learning that trust is built over time and that culture depends on leadership at every level. These lessons continue to guide how they…
Dennis Leber, PhD, has been appointed chief information security officer of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System. Dr. Leber most recently served as a cybersecurity solutions architect for legal services company Avalon and has also worked in information security at Farmington,…
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance and three of its operating affiliates have sought Chapter 11 protection as part of a restructuring process to help stabilize the health system’s finances. The filing includes North Star Health, Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital,…
The FDA has rejected Regenxbio’s biologics license application for RGX-121, an experimental gene therapy for Hunter syndrome. In a complete response letter issued Feb. 7, the FDA cited concerns about trial eligibility criteria, the comparability of control groups and the…