The FDA has granted fast track designation to two combination vaccine candidates that aim to protect adults 50 and older from both influenza and COVID-19, according to a Dec. 16 AJMC report. 

Indiana University Health has made significant progress on its affordability plan, which aims to bring prices in line with the national average by 2025.

Shares of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers' parent companies took a hit Dec. 16, after President-elect Donald Trump vowed that his administration would work to "knock out the middlemen."

In November, NYU Langone clinicians successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney into an Alabama woman.

Meditech shared with Becker's that it plans to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges in 2025, including clinician burnout and health inequities, by focusing on key initiatives such as advancing interoperability, introducing new tools, and integrating AI into its solutions.

The rise of telehealth services offering weight loss drugs like Ozempic has sparked concern among health professionals, with experts warning that these easy-to-access treatments are exacerbating eating disorders, Bloomberg reported Dec. 16. 

Texas Tech University System's data breach in September possibly breached the information of 1.4 million patients, according to HHS.

Oracle Health's busy 2024 included a bevy of new EHR product reveals and deals with health systems.

From seeking Chapter 11 protection on May 6 to sharing plans to close four of its hospitals across Massachusetts and Ohio that would result in a combined 2,187 layoffs, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has experienced a great deal of turbulence over the last year.

Over the last few months, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has been subject to increased scrutiny regarding the health system's troubled finances and the status of its more than 30 hospitals across eight states. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has launched a program aimed at eliminating $2 billion in medical debt.

Many hospitals and emergency departments have been forced to close in 2024 due to circumstances like high costs and shifts in care needs. 

The former CEO of University Hospital at Downstate in New York City is under investigation for alleged financial misconduct, Politico reported Dec. 13.

Hospitals in Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska and South Dakota have the highest physician communication scores, while hospitals in New Jersey have the lowest, CMS data shows.

The Digital Medicine Society, in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association and UMass Chan Medical School's Program in Digital Medicine, has launched the Connected Health Collaborative Community to drive advancements in connected health technologies.

East Ohio Regional Hospital, a 140-bed facility located in Martins Ferry, said employees have received compensation after payroll was delayed due to a processing issue, according to multiple local media reports.  

Epic regularly does "immersion trips" to hospitals and health systems to get a better feel for how they're using its EHR and to identify needs for new software, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

Middle managers have long played a crucial role in industries across the U.S. However, a November article from global management consulting firm Korn Ferry describes "a disappearing layer of middle management," particularly among professional-service firms that are "delayering" to improve flexibility and responsiveness.

Hospital and health system labor expenses are stabilizing after years of steep growth during the pandemic, according to a report from Fitch.

The demand for changes to medical school curriculum has been growing in recent years, and although schools are starting to make changes, many medical professionals want to see more.