Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has established an advanced leukemia clinical and research program to expand access to clinical trials and novel therapies for patients in the region. The Cal’s Angels Advanced Leukemia Clinical and Research Program…

Three states have successfully made statutory changes to replace the title “physician assistant” with “physician associate,” according to an Oct. 28 news release from the American Academy of Physician Associates. Here are five things to know: 1.  In April, Oregon…

Physicians who rely on AI in clinical decision-making may be viewed as less competent by their peers, according to an August study published in Nature from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. Researchers conducted a randomized experiment involving 276 clinicians from a…

Flu vaccination rates are projected to drop by 12% in the U.S. this season, according to an Oct. 28 Bloomberg report based on information from CSL Ltd., a major flu shot producer.  Three notes: 1. The company anticipates vaccination rates…

On average, Medicare Advantage enrollees were in plans that covered only 48% of the physicians that traditional Medicare beneficiaries had access to, according to an Oct. 27 KFF report. The study reviewed 4,200 individual HMO/PPO MA plans from 2022 that…

Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health and the University of Houston are partnering on an $15 million medical and education center. The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and DHR Health Medical Research and Education Center will be…

Mass General Brigham surgeons have removed a genetically edited pig kidney from a patient, Tim Andrews, after nearly nine months — making the 67-year-old the longest-living recipient of a pig kidney.  In January, Mr. Andrews, of Concord, N.H., was the…

As healthcare’s ambulatory boom accelerates, hospitals are preparing to care for more medically complex patients.  Outpatient care volumes are expected to rise by 18% over the next decade, while inpatient care will see a more modest growth rate of 5%,…

Philadelphia’s health department issued an advisory after emergency departments reported an increase in the number of seizures. For the Oct. 7 advisory, the department looked at the number of drug use-related emergency department visits that involved a chief complaint or…

Arizona State University’s newly launched medical school has started recruiting its first class of students who will start in fall 2026.  Tempe-based ASU said Oct. 22 it had received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to operate…