The FDA has approved Sanofi’s subcutaneous Sarclisa Escena in combination with standard-of-care regimens for patients with multiple myeloma across all existing indications of the intravenous formulation, making it the first anticancer treatment administered through an on-body injector. Sarclisa Escena is…
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Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health has opened Centra Rehabilitation Hospital on the Simons Run Medical Campus. The 50-bed hospital, developed through a joint venture with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Rehabilitation that was announced in 2022, expands Centra’s rehabilitation capacity by 150%, according…
A former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring to extort healthcare and other companies using BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware. Angelo Martino, 41, worked as a ransomware negotiator for an incident response company where he was…
A second U.S. citizen has tested positive for Ebola, the CDC reported July 10. The patient is working as a warehouse manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Christian aid group Samaritan’s Purse and is in his 60s,…
Technology services company UST is integrating Anthropic’s Claude into CarePath, a platform providers and payers use to run claims processing, care management and member services. Claude connects CarePath directly to underlying claims and care systems, turning fragmented health data into…
Novo Nordisk has agreed to evaluate a GLP-1 implant developed by biopharmaceutical company Vivani Medical. The implant, called NPM-139, delivers semaglutide through a titanium reservoir fitted with a membrane containing microscopic channels designed to release the drug at a steady…
Atmore (Ala.) Community Hospital, a 49-bed facility, plans to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to support the hospital amid financial restructuring. “The filing is intended to address financial challenges and strengthen the hospital’s long-term financial stability,” Atmore Community Hospital said…
By most accounts, the first wave of AI adoption in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) has been swift. AI spending overall in healthcare nearly tripled between 2024 and 2025 to $1.4 billion.1 RCM functionality—including coding and billing automation, patient engagement,…