Health departments in numerous states are laying off employees after the Trump administration abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in grant funding March 24. The Utah Department of Health and Human ...

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine has begun construction on the state’s first proton therapy system at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, also in Omaha.  The ...

According to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, advancements in artificial intelligence will render humans unnecessary “for most things” within the next 10 years, CNBC reported March 26. Speaking on NBC ...

Butler, Pa.-based Independence Health System has named two leaders for the organization. Matt Schnur, PharmD, was appointed president of Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals, and Michael Sekhon, ...

The FBI is investigating a cyberattack on Oracle’s computer systems in which hackers stole patient data to extort multiple U.S. healthcare providers, Bloomberg reported March 28. Oracle notified some ...

Port Charlotte-based HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital named Elizabeth Albaugh, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer. Dr. Albaugh will oversee clinical initiatives in conjunction with Nicole Carr, DNP, RN, ...

Multiple health system CFOs recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, advocating against proposed Medicaid cuts that could threaten access to care and lead to the ...

GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6% ...

Apple is ramping up its healthcare ambitions with plans to launch an AI-driven health service and an overhauled Health app, Bloomberg reported March 30. The initiative, dubbed “Project Mulberry,” ...

After the CDC confirmed a kidney transplant caused a fatal rabies infection, three other organ recipients from the same donor received post-exposure rabies prophylaxis, according to NBC News.  In ...

James Tita, MD, chief clinical officer at Toledo-based Mercy Health–St. Vincent Medical Center, is retiring after 39 years, The Toledo Blade reported March. 29. Dr. Tita, a critical care physician and ...

Agentic AI is quickly becoming the next target for healthcare leaders as they integrate current technologies successfully and look for even better outcomes. Many academic health systems are beginning ...