The Democratic Republic of Congo now has 550 confirmed cases and 101 confirmed deaths as of June 7, the CDC reported. Here is the latest on the Ebola outbreak. 1. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and the World Health…
The Latest
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has partnered with Shields Health Solutions to launch an integrated specialty pharmacy program aimed at improving access to medications for patients with chronic and complex conditions. The new Baptist Specialty Pharmacy, located at Baptist MD Anderson…
Pharmacy leaders have watched pay gaps widen across states for years — and new data puts hard numbers on what that looks like in practice. Nationally, pharmacists earned a mean annual salary of approximately $140,180 in 2025, while technicians earned…
Maynd Jolly has been named senior vice president and CFO of health care delivery for CVS Health, according to a June 9 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Jolly served as CFO and senior vice president client executive…
Virginia will shift oversight of several nursing scholarship programs to the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority after state officials found that millions of dollars allocated to the programs had gone unused, according to a June 9 report from Cardinal News.…
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health is planning to become the sole member of Mercy Medical Center through a member-substitution transaction, a move that would transfer control of the financially challenged hospital from Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England. The transaction…
Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 therapy Foundayo (orforglipron) has outperformed oral semaglutide on blood sugar control and weight loss in a Phase 3 trial of adults with Type 2 diabetes. In the Achieve-3 study, Foundayo 17.2 milligrams delivered a 57.1% greater…
Amazon One Medical has opened a new primary care office at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in Elmsford, N.Y. The office expands the organizations’ partnership and is designed to provide coordinated access to primary and specialty care. According to a June…
David Zaas, MD, spent nearly two decades at Duke Health early in his career before leaving in 2020. This spring, he returned as CEO of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System. In a recent episode of the “Becker’s Healthcare Podcast,”…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital detected “suspicious activity” June 8 in its computer network and has opened an investigation into the incident. The investigation, which involves third-party cybersecurity and digital forensic specialists, appears to be a limited event with no data…