Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial has marked a construction milestone for its new Bluffton Community Hospital, hosting a topping-off ceremony Dec. 4 to celebrate completion of the facility’s structural frame, according to a Dec. 5 news release from the health system. Four…
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Cybersecurity threats, climate change and financial pressures are threatening hospital supply chains, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ “2026 Pharmacy Forecast,” released Dec. 9. The report, presented at ASHP’s Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, draws on insights…
Multiple states and major medical societies say they will continue to universally recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns in a break with newly revised guidance from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The ACIP committee voted Dec. 5 to…
U.S. hospitals increasingly offer less-comprehensive pediatric care, which could narrow children’s access to care, according to a 20-year review published Dec. 10 in Pediatrics. Researchers examined an average of 3,927 hospitals annually between 2003 and 2022 using the Healthcare Cost and…
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has received an $11 million gift to launch a division focused on genetics and rare diseases. The gift from Don and Anne Edwards will create the Edwards Family Division of Genetics…
The FDA has approved Waskyra (etuvetidigene autotemcel), the first gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a rare and life-threatening immune disorder. Waskyra is indicated for pediatric patients 6 months and older, as well as adults with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome who are eligible…
HeartBeam has received FDA clearance for its synthesized 12-lead ECG software, making it the first cable-free device of its kind for at-home arrhythmia assessment. The clearance followed a successful appeal of a previous not substantially equivalent determination, the company said…
Looming Medicaid cuts outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to significantly hamper nonprofit hospitals as they work to recover operating margins, Fitch Ratings said in its 2026 sector outlook. Fitch maintained a “neutral” outlook for nonprofit…
Fifty-seven hospitals and health systems are calling on HHS to drop a proposed HIPAA security update they say would impose undue financial and time hardships on them. In a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the organizations said…
Columbus-based OhioHealth is expanding Abridge’s AI-powered clinical documentation platform to thousands of ambulatory clinicians after a pilot showed a 59% drop in cognitive load and a 28% decrease in after-hours note writing. The platform was initially deployed in primary care,…