Blacklegged ticks carrying Lyme disease have expanded into the mountains of western North Carolina, far south of the disease’s traditional Northeast and Upper Midwest range, according to an Aug. 13 CDC report. Researchers surveilling 22 residential properties in Biltmore Forest,…
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AstraZeneca has ended a phase 3 clinical trial of the drug volrustomig for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The trial was specifically evaluating the drug in combination with chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab and chemotherapy in metastatic non-small…
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Epic launched real-time prior authorization checks for clinicians at four health systems, using a new industry-standard application programming interface called Coverage Requirements Discovery. Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Froedtert ThedaCare Health in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Denver Health and Summit Health…
Refrigerated platelets stored for up to 21 days were as effective at controlling bleeding as room-temperature platelets stored for up to seven days, a change that could triple or quadruple the usable U.S. platelet supply, according to a University of…
Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago named Peter McCauley Sr., MD, chairman of the board, effective Aug. 28. Dr. McCauley has more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience spanning provider and payer organizations, according to an Aug. 11 hospital news…
AstraZeneca sued Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Aug. 14, becoming the third drugmaker to challenge the state’s new 340B contract pharmacy law in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The filing follows AbbVie’s and Novartis’…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health named Denver Mitchell executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Sept. 1. Ms. Mitchell joins Baptist Health from Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health, where she served as senior vice president and CHRO, according…
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has named Natalie Joseph, MD, its department chair of surgery. Dr. Joseph has been with MetroHealth for almost 18 years and most recently served as interim chair of the department of surgery, according to an Aug. 17 news…
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