Category: Press Release

Kristin Gardner, DNP, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center. As CNO of the Cambridge, Ohio-based hospital, Dr. Gardner will lead nursing operations, with a focus on improving the quality of patient care, according to a Jan. 26 news release. She has 25 years of leadership experience at community hospitals. […]

Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the national covid pandemic. But more than two years later, a growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial […]

When Jeannine Urban went in for a checkup in November, she had her doctor’s full attention. Instead of typing on her computer keyboard during the exam, Urban’s primary care physician at the Penn Internal Medicine practice in Media, Pennsylvania, had an ambient artificial intelligence scribe take notes. At the end of the 30-minute visit, Urban’s […]

After Susannah Reed-McCullough’s husband died in 2018, she and their young daughters continued to receive health insurance through his job as a firefighter in Maryland. Then, in 2024, she got an unexpected medical bill: $377 for a checkup for one of her children the previous fall. Reed-McCullough said she called the doctor’s billing department and […]

As GLP-1 pills for weight loss enter the U.S. market, some pharmaceutical companies are testing the possibility of a gene therapy to stimulate GLP-1 production, The Washington Post reported Jan. 24.  GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, mimic a naturally occurring gut hormone to suppress appetite, promote a feeling of fullness, stimulate […]

As health systems head into 2026 amid margin pressure, policy uncertainty and rising demand, executives are converging around a shared set of priorities. Across responses from CEOs, CFOs and senior leaders, the message was consistent: growth must be disciplined, operationally grounded and closely tied to mission and access. Becker’s gathered insight from 89 hospital and […]

Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare is making service line changes that will result in the elimination of about 100 positions, citing a broader effort to stabilize its finances and protect core clinical services. The health system said Jan. 26 it will close or integrate several stand-alone clinics and services, including chiropractic and acupuncture, with patients referred to […]

Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health is transitioning its hospital and clinic signage to Vandalia Health, reflecting the branding of its parent health system. Mon Health merged with Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center in 2022 to create Vandalia, which is headquartered in Charleston. The rebranding process, which also includes patient-facing materials, will take several months. “Our new […]

CMS proposed its 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D capitation rates and payment policies Jan. 26, putting forth a slowdown in payment growth after a $25 billion boost for 2026. Five things to know: The proposed policies would result in a net average year-over-year payment increase of 0.09%, or roughly $700 million in MA payments […]

While healthcare job gains drove overall U.S. employment growth in December, the sector’s momentum has slowed below its 2024 and 2025 averages. Healthcare added an average of 56,000 jobs per month in 2024, but that figure fell to 34,000 in 2025. December saw just 21,100 new jobs in the sector, according to the most recent […]