The FDA has released draft guidance outlining an approval pathway for individualized therapies aimed at ultra-rare diseases, building on a framework first outlined by agency leaders in November. The proposed pathway, dubbed the “Plausible Mechanism Framework,” would allow sponsors to pursue approval for gene-editing and RNA-based treatments when traditional randomized trials are not feasible because […]
Continue ReadingLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has reached a $45 million settlement with CVS Health and its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary, resolving three lawsuits over alleged regulatory and competitive misconduct. The lawsuits concerned allegations related to consumer communications about pending legislation, PBM regulatory practices and harm to Louisiana’s independent pharmacies due to unfair competition, according to […]
Continue ReadingDallas-based Methodist Health System ranks in the 84th percentile nationally for retention due to what its chief human resources officer calls the organization’s “secret sauce:” culture. The system, which employs more than 12,000 people, was also certified as a Great Place to Work by the eponymously named survey firm for the second consecutive year in […]
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After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more distracting. “Every little ache, like my knee hurts,” she said, made her worry that “this is the end of the road […]
Continue ReadingWhen Lisa Bonfield gave birth to daughter Adele in late November, she was thrust into the new world of parenting, and faced an onslaught of challenges and skills to learn: breastfeeding, diapering, sleep routines, colic, crying, and all the little warning signs that something could be wrong with the baby. But unlike parents in most […]
Continue ReadingDespués de un año agotador de quimioterapia, cirugía y radiación para tratar un cáncer de mama, Sadia Zapp se sentía ansiosa. No era la inquietud manejable que había sido parte de su vida durante años, sino algo más profundo y difícil de ignorar. Dijo que “cada pequeña molestia, como un dolor de rodilla, le hacía […]
Continue ReadingThe physician assistant workforce grew 27.9% nationwide from 2020 to 2024, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ 2024 Statistical Profile of Board Certified PAs by State. South Carolina led the nation with a 48% increase in certified PAs during that period. Hawaii followed at 41.3%, and Arkansas at 40.5%. As of […]
Continue ReadingMarshall University School of Pharmacy in Huntington, W.Va., became the first pharmacy school in the U.S. to record a 100% pass rate on the 2025 West Virginia pharmacy law licensure exam. The exam, officially known as the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, is used by 46 state boards of pharmacy to assess pharmacists’ understanding and application […]
Continue ReadingThe University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a $300 million, multiphase expansion project at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s League City Hospital Campus. The project is designed to expand the hospital’s emergency and inpatient capacity to meet growing regional care demands. The hospital will construct a new 40-bed emergency department, and […]
Continue ReadingDallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s Palm Beach Health Network is planning a revamped campus for its Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Palm Beach Health Network has launched a long-term strategic partnership with real estate investment firm Easton Street Capital to create a center of excellence on the existing hospital campus, according to a […]
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