Molecular residual disease testing, which looks for circulating tumor DNA in a patient’s blood to detect cancer recurrence, is extending precision oncology into post-treatment monitoring and survivorship. For health systems, the question is not whether to add another test, but…
Academic medical centers are measured in large part by how well they develop independent clinician-investigators. That talent pipeline determines who will advance the institution’s research mission and generate practice-changing oncology evidence in the years ahead. With EHR-derived multimodal real-world data…
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The Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule Oct. 26 eliminating 14 federal health IT certification criteria and scaling back AI transparency requirements, with the agency projecting more than $1.5 billion in regulatory cost savings. The final rule,…
AstraZeneca is building out a portfolio of targeted cancer drugs, and the first pivotal readout from its wholly owned antibody-drug conjugates is a win: sonesitatug vedotin (Sone-Ve) reduced the risk of death by 42% in previously treated advanced gastric cancer…
Nearly 1 in 10 adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus infection died in the hospital or within 30 days of discharge, according to preliminary CDC data. Researchers analyzed RSV hospitalization data from the CDC’s Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network, which…
The shortages of generic chemotherapy drugs that began this spring have outlasted every resupply estimate drugmakers have given, and one major manufacturer now expects disruptions to last into 2028. Four drugs were in short supply in June. By October, the…
Pharmacist pay swings by tens of thousands of dollars depending on the state. Technician pay is lower and depends heavily on local cost of living. Meanwhile, the jobs themselves are shifting out of retail and into hospitals, where pay tends…
Meet the nursing leaders at the nation’s seven hospitals to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet designation seven times. The Magnet Recognition Program is the ANCC’s highest honor for nursing excellence. A designation is valid for four years, and…
Terri Meldrum has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services, according to an Oct. 23 LinkedIn post. Ms. Meldrum has more than 30 years of legal and operational experience. Prior to her…
Seattle Children’s launched the Institute for Pediatric Innovation, an organizationwide effort to accelerate pediatric innovation, on Oct. 26. Five things to know, according to the health system: 1. The institute is backed initially by a $5 million anonymous gift and…
