Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has partnered with Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health to bring the Lakeland region greater access to specialized cancer care and clinical trials. Under the collaborative agreement, TGH oncologists will provide subspecialized cancer care to patients at Lakeland Regional Health’s Hollis Cancer Center, according to a Jan. 7 news release from the health […]
Continue ReadingHonolulu is 2026’s best city for an active lifestyle, while Garland, Texas, is the worst, according to an annual WalletHub analysis published Jan. 7. The personal finance company compared the 100 most populated U.S. cities across two dimensions: budget and participation, and sports and outdoors. WalletHub examined these dimensions using 35 metrics, ranging from the […]
Continue ReadingAs primary care demand accelerates, Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System is betting on a future in which access does not come from more clinicians or exam rooms alone, but from rethinking the basics of how visits happen. The system is piloting virtual shared medical visits as part of a broader push to expand primary […]
Continue ReadingVera Therapeutics received priority review from the FDA for its biologics license application for atacicept to treat adults with immunoglobulin A nephropathy. The application was submitted under the FDA’s accelerated approval program and assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date of July 7, 2026. If approved, atacicept would become the first B-cell […]
Continue ReadingSpring View Hospital in Lebanon, Ky., has partnered with Radiology Partners to expand its diagnostic imaging services. Radiology Partners will provide both on-site and remote services, according to a Dec. 24 Spring View Hospital news release. The agreement is designed to enhance imaging access, improve turnaround times and support hospital-based care teams with advanced radiology […]
Continue ReadingPAI Pharma has acquired Nivagen Pharmaceuticals in a move it said was aimed at expanding the domestic supply of sterile injectable drugs. Nivagen operates a recently built aseptic manufacturing facility in Sacramento, Calif., that produces IV bags, vials, prefilled syringes and cartridges. The acquisition brings more than 20 ready-to-use injectable products into PAI’s pipeline, complementing […]
Continue ReadingAcross industries, most U.S. organizations are not planning to increase hiring in 2026. What is the outlook among hospitals and health systems? Only 1 in 3 CEOs surveyed by the Yale School of Management in December said they planned to grow the size of their teams in 2026. The remaining 66% said they planned either […]
Continue ReadingRadNet has expanded into Southwest Florida through the acquisition of Radiology Regional, adding 13 outpatient imaging centers across Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte and Sarasota. The centers, previously part of LucidHealth, will support health systems and care teams in the region with diagnostic services including MRI, CT, PET/CT, mammography and ultrasound, according to […]
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SANDY, Utah — Just outside Salt Lake City sits an old, two-story, brick hotel. It’s been given new life as a homeless shelter for seniors. The Medically Vulnerable People shelter — or MVP shelter, as it’s known — is for people 62 and older or for younger adults with chronic health issues. Residents share rooms […]
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NEW ORLEANS — Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for decades. Chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids. Sex workers and people living on the street. “Many of my patients are messy, the ones that don’t know if they want to stop using drugs or […]
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