Amid persistent shortages in nursing and other clinical specialties, health system human resources leaders are becoming more strategic about where compensation dollars are allocated. Ongoing budget constraints and uneven labor market conditions require a more targeted approach to compensation rather…
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New Haven, Conn.-based Yale researchers are studying whether GLP-1 drugs may extend beyond diabetes and obesity treatment to address addiction, NBC Connecticut reported March 27. Rajita Sinha, PhD, director of the Yale Interdisciplinary Stress Center, studied semaglutide in people with obesity and…
The FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Awiqli (insulin icodec-abae), making it the first once-weekly basal insulin available in the U.S. for adults with Type 2 diabetes. Awiqli is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise and is intended to…
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel), the first gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency Type 1, a rare pediatric immune disorder. Kresladi is indicated for pediatric patients with the condition caused by biallelic ITGB2 variants…
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are FDA-approved for diabetes and weight loss, but growing evidence suggests their effects may extend beyond blood sugar and body fat, according to a March 27 analysis by The Washington Post. Researchers…
In this episode, Ben Fiechtner, Americas President, UiPath and Jason Bui, Healthcare Industry Practice Lead, UiPath, explore what it takes to move from AI pilots to enterprise-wide scale. They discuss operational transformation, ROI beyond point solutions, and how orchestration, governance,…
In this episode, Dr. Faisal Tai, board-certified psychiatrist and founder of PsychPlus, discusses how fragmented systems, limited connectivity, and misaligned incentives are driving gaps in behavioral health access and rising costs. He shares how vertically integrated care models, unified platforms,…
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., has upgraded its mobile stroke unit to enhance prehospital stroke care in 20 west suburban Chicago communities. The new unit is equipped with a 32-slice CT scanner, enabling faster, high-resolution brain imaging…
Hope-based Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center has named Dean Otey CFO. Mr. Otey brings more than 25 years of healthcare finance experience to the role, according to a March 26 post on the hospital’s Facebook page. He joins Southwest Arkansas…
Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has appointed Katherine Andriole, PhD, as the first associate dean for health AI strategy and innovation at the David Geffen School of Medicine, effective March 26. Dr. Andriole, a professor of radiological sciences, was also named…