As researchers continue studying GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro in a range of conditions beyond their approved uses, a growing body of evidence is pointing toward a meaningful role in cancer prevention and outcomes — with some of the…
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When CMS released its latest Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings in May, Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health’s flagship hospital earned five stars, placing it among the largest hospitals in the country to do so. The result was more than three…
A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice AbbVie’s lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act, granting summary judgment to Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, according to a June 3 final judgment. AbbVie and several affiliated companies sued Mississippi…
Cedars-Sinai has received a $13 million donation from Eric and Terri Holoman to establish the Cedars-Sinai Holoman Health Equity Center and endow the Holoman Chair in Health Equity at the Los Angeles-based academic medical center. Christina Harris, MD, vice president…
When Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., lost his Republican primary last month, Becker’s noted that a lame-duck Senate HELP Committee chairman with no reelection to protect was worth watching. He is now providing evidence of what that looks like in…
For a hospital in a rural state, out-of-state recruitment can be a challenge. Chief Human Resources Officer Neil Teatsorth at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., said the state has handed hospitals a powerful new recruitment tool. New…
A coalition of cities, physicians and small businesses are challenging recently finalized changes to the ACA marketplace they argue will cause at least 3 million people to lose health coverage, marking the latest in a series of legal challenges to…
Nearly 22% of mid-career U.S. healthcare workers have hit a stall: employed but without a meaningful promotion or raise for five or more years, according to a recent study. Three hospital and health system chief human resources officers told Becker’s…
Seattle Children’s recently hosted its first patient prom, bringing together 35 teenage patients for a night designed to give them an experience many have missed due to lengthy or recurring hospitalizations. Many young patients at the hospital have grown up…
The National Labor Relations Board ruled June 3 that Medford, Ore.-based Asante unlawfully refused to recognize and bargain with a union that healthcare workers at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center voted to certify in 2023. A three-member panel of the…