Category: Press Release

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and […]

Large language models frequently misrepresent verbal risk terms used in medicine, potentially amplifying patient misunderstandings and diverging from established clinical definitions, according to a study spearheaded by researchers from Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, Tenn. The findings, published Dec. 17 in JAMA Network Open, stem from an evaluation of four commercial large language models using 800 […]

W.L. Gore & Associates has received FDA approval for the Gore Viabahn Fortegra Venous Stent — the first device indicated to treat deep venous disease in the inferior vena cava, as well as the iliac and iliofemoral veins. Formerly known as the Gore Viafort Vascular Stent, the device is designed for conformability and resistance to […]

Methodist Fremont Health in Nebraska has named Michele Williams, MD, to serve as chief medical officer. Dr. Williams is an emergency medicine physician and has worked in several leadership roles at the hospital over the past five years, including as emergency medicine director, according to a Jan. 1 news release. Methodist Fremont Health is a […]

UAB Health System in Birmingham, Ala., acquired Southview Medical Group, also in Birmingham, Jan. 1. Southview Medical Group is a multi-specialty practice that specializes in diagnosis, prevention and treatment. It comprises 30 providers and provides care to more than 51,000 patients annually with more than 130,000 annual patient visits, according to a Jan. 5 news […]

Lander, Wyo.-based SageWest Health Care has named Amanda Vick, BSN, as CEO of its two hospitals, effective Jan. 5. Ms. Vick returns to SageWest after serving in several leadership roles at Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services, according to a Jan. 5 health system news release. She joined Regional West in 2019 as vice president […]

Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare has partnered with radiology technology vendor CIVIE to modernize imaging services across six sites in five counties. Riverside implemented CIVIE’s RadPod teleradiology platform and RadFlow picture archiving and communication system to reduce image turnaround times and improve diagnostic quality, according to a Jan. 6 news release. Since deployment, imaging turnaround times […]

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, alleging the company contributed to inflated insulin prices over the past decade. The state is seeking injunctive relief, damages and penalties for what it describes as deceptive market practices. The suit follows Indiana’s earlier legal actions against other insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit […]

While millions of Americans set New Year’s resolutions, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s president and CEO, David Banks, is taking a different approach for 2026.  “This may sound countercultural, but this new year, I’m not thinking about resolutions,” Mr. Banks said in a Jan. 6 LinkedIn post. “Instead, I’m thinking about motivation — the “why” that […]

UnitedHealthcare will begin requiring a full written interpretation and report to reimburse the professional component of certain radiology services billed alongside evaluation and management visits, effective April 1. Here are four things to know: 1. Beginning April 1, when the same provider bills both an E/M service and a global radiology code for the same […]