The CDC is planning a major redesign of its National Health Interview Survey, one of the federal government’s primary ways of measuring population health, to take effect in 2028. The survey would shift from in-person interviews to a “sequential mixed-mode”…
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Women now make up 50.2% of osteopathic primary care physicians, the first majority in American Osteopathic Association records. Less than a decade ago, women held 46.3% of DO primary care roles, according to the AOA’s 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report.…
Google says its new frontier AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, uncovered a critical vulnerability in healthcare software used by hospitals worldwide that put sensitive personal information at risk. Google-owned cybersecurity company Wiz found the flaw through its Scan for Good…
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare named Scott Evans, PharmD, executive vice president and COO, according to an Oct. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Evans will oversee all hospital and system operations for Sharp, which includes 3,000 affiliated physicians and…
The poverty rate among older adults 65 and older is the highest among all age groups and has risen for five straight years, a Sept. 15 AARP Foundation analysis found. The analysis is based on 2025 data released by the…
Five Democratic governors have asked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to delay the Jan. 1, 2027, compliance date for Medicaid work requirements, stating that they cannot implement the rules responsibly in the fewer than 100 days that remain. The…
The FDA approved the first heart valve designed to expand after surgery as a child grows. Autus Size-Adjustable Valve is a surgically implanted pulmonary heart valve for pediatric patients with congenital pulmonary valve disease, according to an Oct. 1 FDA…
When Eddie Borrego took on the chief experience officer role at Miami-based Jackson Health System about five years ago, the organization held a one-star CMS rating for patient experience. Four years later, it had reached three stars. Mr. Borrego, who…
Stacey Leva, DO, was named president and CEO of Franciscan Health Michigan City (Ind.). Dr. Leva had served as interim president and CEO before the Franciscan Alliance board of trustees appointed her to the role earlier this year, according to…
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a consumer fraud lawsuit Oct. 1 against pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum, alleging the companies’ formulary and rebate practices substantially contributed to the opioid epidemic in the state over more than two…