A civil trial has commenced to determine whether Seattle Children's racially discriminated against the former medical director of one of its clinics, The Seattle Times reported Nov. 26.

Cleveland Clinic reported an operating income of $43.4 million (1.1% margin) in the third quarter, reversing a $14.9 million operating loss (-0.4% margin) in the same period last year.

Cassava Sciences announced that the phase 3 trial of its Alzheimer's drug, simufilam, did not meet its primary endpoints. 

In a Nov. 25 letter sent to congressional leaders, the Healthcare Leadership Council pressed legislators to restore pandemic-era pharmacist scopes of practice.

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has received approval from Rhode Island Director of Health Jerry Larkin, MD, to sell two of its state hospitals to The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit.  

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has suggested hospitals may risk losing CMS funding if they fail to comply with an executive order requiring hospitals to inquire about patients' citizenship status. 

On the heels of financial pressures and workforce shortages experienced in 2023, many hospitals and health systems are continuing to face maternity service closures in 2024.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center signed a 10-year deal with Siemens Healthineers to accelerate clinical care breakthroughs.

GLP-1 medications reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 13% compared to a placebo, according to a study published Nov. 25 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Four U.S. senators have introduced a new bill to fight healthcare cyberattacks.

Google has launched Health AI Developer Foundations, a suite of open-weight AI models designed to simplify and accelerate the development of healthcare applications, particularly in medical imaging.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is meeting the minimum requirements for auditing health organizations' data privacy practices, but a recent report shows there's more work to be done to protect patient data.

An Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital team became the first in the U.S. to perform a surgical implantation of magnetically levitated ventricular assist device.

Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health has withdrawn its certificate of public advantage agreement for its proposed merger with Terre Haute Regional Hospital, a 278-bed facility operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

Patient advocacy groups are expressing frustration over the federal government's lack of progress in identifying long COVID treatments, NPR reported Nov. 25. 

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the FDA is not only a pancreatic surgeon and professor at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine but also a telehealth executive.

Flu activity is showing a slight increase across the U.S. as seasonal influenza begins to circulate more widely, according to the CDC. 

The White House is pitching broader coverage of weight loss drugs for millions of Americans on Medicare and Medicaid.

Somerville, Mass.-based Cambridge Health Alliance has partnered with Abridge, a generative AI company focused on clinical documentation, to bolster equitable care for its diverse and multilingual patient population.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence posted an operating loss of $208 million (-2.7% operating margin) in the third quarter of 2024, an improvement from a $319 million operating loss (-4.3% margin) recorded during the same period last year, according to its Nov. 26 financial report.