Multiple guidelines recommend ongoing breast cancer risk assessment for women, beginning by age 25, to identify individuals at increased risk who may need enhanced breast cancer screening.1,2. A risk-based approach to breast cancer screening has been shown to be both…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth opened a new freestanding emergency room, AdventHealth Ocoee ER, in Orlando, Fla., June 1, bringing its systemwide freestanding ER footprint to 32, with 28 in Florida. AdventHealth Ocoee ER comprises nine private patient rooms, seven low-acuity…
Springfield, Mo.-based Jordan Valley Health named Clint Strong, MD, chief medical officer, Springfield News-Leader reported June 2. Dr. Strong will provide clinical and strategic leadership across all medical specialties and work closely with Ashley Popejoy, DDS, chief dental officer, to…
The American Academy of Physician Associates and the PA Education Association sued the U.S. Department of Education June 3, challenging a final rule that caps graduate and professional student loans and takes effect July 1. Seven things to know: 1.…
In April, the FDA debuted a real-time clinical trial model that will allow the agency to monitor safety signals as the trial is being conducted. The first trials were launched in partnership with Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center Corp. named Angela Hauser administrator of its long-term care facility. She will oversee the 390-bed Terrace View Long-Term Care facility, located on ECMC’s Grider Street health campus, according to a June 3 hospital news…
Houston-based St. Luke’s Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation broke ground on a freestanding rehab hospital. The 40-bed, 58,000-square-foot facility will be located on the system’s Springwoods Village Hospital campus, according to a June 2 news release. It will offer comprehensive inpatient…
Cigna will stop covering GLP-1s for weight loss through its own employee health plan July 1, the company confirmed to Becker’s. “We regularly review our health benefits to ensure they remain sustainable, accessible and aligned with the unique needs of…
Brian Cawley was appointed president and COO of Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Md., part of Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health. Mr. Cawley will begin his new role June 29 and will also serve as senior vice president of LifeBridge Health, according to…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is taking its “A Better Idea for Health Care” marketing campaign nationwide, enlisting international soccer star Son Heung-min as the health system seeks to expand its reach and introduce more consumers to its integrated care model.…
