The Department of Homeland Security updated a “public charge” policy to allow more immigrants to be disqualified from getting a green card if they use public benefits such as Medicaid, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. “This…
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Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Health has partnered with Mauliola Pharmacy to launch bedside prescription delivery services for patients discharged from Maui Memorial Medical Center. The partnership introduced two programs: Meds to ER, which provides discharge medications to patients leaving the emergency…
Seth Hain, who led AI efforts at Epic, is leaving the EHR giant as part of a broader executive exodus, according to a report from Second Opinion. His departure follows that of Epic President Sumit Rana, who announced July 3…
A new American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/multisociety dyslipidemia guideline could expand eligibility for primary prevention statin therapy to an estimated 21.5 million additional U.S. adults, according to a study published July 20 in JAMA. The 2026 guideline, released in…
When University of California San Diego Health leaders looked ahead, they saw a problem that couldn’t be solved simply by adding more patients or expanding existing programs. “We don’t have any more capacity,” UC San Diego Health CEO Patty Maysent…
Antibiotic resistance among critically ill children is projected to keep rising through 2035, curtailing the potential of antibiotics for sepsis and severe infections, according to a study published July 20 in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed 106,581 pediatric bacterial isolates collected…
The Oregon Health Authority has awarded the Pharmacy Foundation of Oregon $5,035,218 to expand pharmacy access in rural and frontier communities through secure prescription lockers, staffed prescription delivery and telepharmacy services. The projects will be implemented with OHA-designated Critical Access…
Samsung launched a beta version of Samsung Health Assistant, an AI-powered personal health assistant built into the Samsung Health app for eligible U.S. users. The tool draws on five core wellness pillars tracked in Samsung Health, sleep, activity, nutrition, mindfulness…
U.S. District Judge Sharon Coleman denied a motion July 16 by Anosh Ahmed, MD, former CFO and COO of Chicago-based Loretto Hospital, to join his co-defendants in seeking dismissal in a COVID-19 testing fraud case. Federal prosecutors filed an emergency…
Whitney Clark has been appointed COO of Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center. Ms. Clark most recently led the Women’s & Children’s Center at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento (Calif.), she wrote in a July 20 LinkedIn post. She was named…