New research is reshaping how clinicians think about GLP-1 use across pregnancy and obesity care, alongside major legal and financial developments for the drugs’ top manufacturers. Here are eight GLP-1 updates to know.
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Nicholas Pounder was named CEO of Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Pounder most recently served as COO and ethics and compliance officer of TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., according to an Aug. 5 hospital news…
Behavioral health conditions affect roughly 30% of patients, yet these patients remain among the costliest and most challenging to connect to appropriate care. Tufts Medicine launched a tech-enabled navigation program that identifies at-risk patients at key moments and connects them…
Sep 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Jenny Chiang, MD, SVP Community Engagement and Market Growth, Tufts Medicine Integrated Network
- Nishi Rawat, MD, Chief Clinical Officer and GM Automated Transitions, Bamboo Health
More than 50 U.S. hospitals have closed, converted or ended services since the beginning of 2024 amid financial pressures, policy changes like the passage of HR 1, declining patient volumes and other challenges that continue to squeeze hospitals and health…
Damariscotta-based MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will shift labor and delivery services to MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, effective Dec. 18, as part of a broader operational change that combines the two hospitals’ OB/GYN and midwifery teams. Comprehensive prenatal and postpartum…
Kaiser Permanente has committed up to $32 million to support the expansion of the Hope Emergency Center at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles. The commitment includes a $25 million charitable grant, the largest gift in the…
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Josh Orzel on Building the Next Generation of Nursing Leaders and Supporting the Frontline Workforce
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The Maryland Department of Health awarded $80 million to 41 grantees in the first round of funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program, Gov. Wes Moore announced Aug. 10. The awards fund projects to expand primary care, behavioral health and…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 10 that seeks to overhaul childhood vaccine schedules at the federal level, calling for separate shots in place of the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and narrowing the list of immunizations recommended for all…