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Back pain treatment and spine care have diverged significantly from best-practice guidelines, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin has opened a new child-friendly waiting room for pediatric cancer patients receiving radiation oncology at Froedtert & the Medical College Cancer Center, according to a report from Wauwatosa Now.

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital its request to perform elective angioplasties, according to a report from the Yakima Herald.

Adventist (Ill.) Hinsdale Hospital has received unanimous approval for its new cancer center in Hinsdale from the town's board of trustees, according to a report from Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch.

Libertyville, Ill.-based Advocate Condell Medical Center will break ground in October on $10 million radiation oncology and cancer center expansions, according to a report from the Mundelein Review.

Davenport, Iowa-based Genesis Health System announced a name change for its Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus in Silvis, Ill.

Despite the many headlines about hospital layoffs, the truth is the healthcare sector as a whole adds jobs month after month. While many consider this a reflection of the industry's strength, a new article in Harvard Business Review by Robert…

Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System announced Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, S.C., has acquired naming rights to the BI-LO Center, a sports and entertainment arena in Greenville.

Here is a list of 11 hospitals and health systems that in the past month have changed or announced plans to change their name, brand or both, beginning with the most recent announcement.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has received a $10 million donation from benefactors Vera Guerin, vice chair and chair-elect of the Cedars-Sinai board of directors, and her husband, Paul, enabling the creation of a congenital heart disease program at the hospital.