Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter International, a medical devicemaker, will lay off 131 employees at its facility in Medina, N.Y., according to Buffalo Business First.  By Alia Paavola - 9/4/18

It's no secret the healthcare industry is evolving amid reimbursement changes, care shifting to non-acute settings and four generations of patients all seeking healthcare at once. Stuck between old and new technologies, the industry is trying to find the balance between the lessons of the past and the possibilities of the future.  By Alia Paavola - 9/4/18

Here are four drugs or medical devices that have been approved by the FDA since Aug. 24:  By Alia Paavola - 8/31/18

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is altering an EpiPen prescription policy after reportedly receiving complaints from patients, according to a CBS SF Bay Area investigation.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/30/18

The Blood Bank of Hawaii is urgently seeking blood donors after severe weather pummeled the region and depleted supplies, according to Hawaii News Now.  By Alia Paavola - 8/28/18

As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida, officials at Baptist Health South Florida—a health system with 10 acute care in-patient facilities; more than 70 outpatient facilities including urgent care, imaging and surgery center locations; and more than 41 physician offices in the region—made the critical decision to close two of its hospitals in the Florida Keys. With 72 hours before landfall, Mariners Hospital and Fishermen's Community Hospital were directly in the crosshairs of the hurricane, so they shut their doors and evacuated patients to the mainland.  By Staff - 8/28/18

Here are the four latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Aug. 17:  By Alia Paavola - 8/24/18

Rather than issuing a recall, medical device managers rely on their physician-customers to screen out defective products and not use them on patients, a new behavioral study published in the Journal of Operations Management suggests.    By Alia Paavola - 8/23/18

Acquired hospitals only save about 1.5 percent annually on common expenses in the healthcare supply chain after a deal — significantly less than hospitals estimate when defending their potential merger, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research.  By Alia Paavola - 8/22/18

The Texas Drug Utilization Review Board, which recommends medications for the state's Medicaid preferred drug list, is demanding that physicians and others who comment at its meetings disclose their ties to drug companies, according to NPR.  By Kelly Gooch - 8/22/18

Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Aug. 10:  By Alia Paavola - 8/17/18

The "stigma" surrounding cybersecurity disclosures is beginning to wane, encouraging more medical device vendors to release alerts about their products over the past two years, according to a MedCrypt report.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/16/18

After a yearslong delay, the FDA approved the first generic competitor to Mylan's EpiPen Aug. 16.  By Alia Paavola - 8/16/18

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine signed a five-year distribution agreement with medical supply provider Medline, the company said Aug. 13.  By Morgan Haefner - 8/15/18

The FDA approved marketing of the direct-to-consumer smartphone app Natural Cycles as a method of contraception to prevent pregnancy Aug. 10.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/14/18

After its merger with Federal Street Acquisition Corp. is finalized, Universal Hospital Services, a medical equipment management and services company, will go public, the companies announced Aug. 13.  By Alia Paavola - 8/14/18

A newly-formed coalition of major U.S. shippers is asking the Trump administration not to raise rates for shipping packages, according to the Politico Influence newsletter.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/13/18

To promote patients' and employees' health, Penn Medicine in Philadelphia will no longer offer sugary drinks at its healthcare facilities, according to The Morning Call.  By Harrison Cook - 8/13/18

Here are the three latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Aug. 3:  By Mackenzie Bean - 8/10/18

The second quarter of 2018 saw the largest number of medical device recalls during a single quarter since at least 2005, according to a recent analysis of U.S. recall data.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/8/18