The FDA has approved an amino acid positron emission tomography drug for brain cancer imaging. The drug — called Pixclara — differentiates recurrent or progressive glioma from treatment-related tissue changes, according to a Sept. 14 news release from the drugmaker,…
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Patrick Heins, DNP, RN, will retire as president of ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, N.C., effective Dec. 12. Mr. Heins has spent 30 years at Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health, including the past eight years as hospital president, according to…
ACA insurers requested a median rate increase of 15% for 2027, according to a Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis. However, some states are pushing back — while others are abiding by those requests — as they finalize increases. The set…
Michael Englehart was named president and CEO of Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, effective Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. Franciscan Alliance is the corporate entity for the Catholic system that operates under the Franciscan…
A federal judge on Sept. 14 blocked a rule that would cap J-1 and other visas at four years, one day before it was set to take effect. The Department of Homeland Security rule threatened to disrupt training for the…
CMS will add four condition tracks to its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model starting April 1, 2027, the agency said in a Sept. 15 news release. Six things to know: 1. The expansion adds heart failure,…
Oracle has expanded its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan by approximately $700 million, bringing expected costs to roughly $2.8 billion as the company pursues strategic initiatives and operational efficiencies that include adopting and integrating AI across certain functions. The Sept. 11…
Bob Sutton, who served as president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health from 2018 to 2023, has been appointed the next leader of Pierre-based Delta Dental of South Dakota. Mr. Sutton will become executive vice president Dec. 1…
San Francisco-based Sutter Health is the first nonprofit health organization to have an official partnership with a national park site. Sutter Health is partnering with the Presidio Trust on a model that will bring healthcare, nature and community well-being together,…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has acquired the nine-story, 235,000 square-foot Fairbourne Building in West Valley City, Utah, and plans to convert it into a medical campus. Four things to know: 1. The building, located on 8.5 acres, will become…