U.S. News & World Report released its 2021-22 Best Children's Hospitals rankings on June 15, with Boston Children's Hospital earning the top spot for the eighth consecutive year.

A new ranking assessing which hospitals are best at serving people of color in their communities is drawing some criticism from low-scoring hospitals and the American Hospital Association, who say the Lown Institute's analysis doesn't consider the complexities involved in where patients seek care or the limitations of a hospital's service area. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best smart hospital in the world in 2021 by Newsweek.

Fortune released its 67th annual list of the 500 most profitable U.S. companies June 2, with six healthcare providers making the cut.

Minnesota is the best state for elderly healthcare, and Oklahoma is the worst, according to an analysis by MedicareGuide.com, an insurance technology company.

The CEO of Regeneron was the top-paid CEO leading an S&P 500 healthcare company in 2020, according to a ranking from The Wall Street Journal.

Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, released a new ranking May 25 that examines racial inclusivity of more than 3,200 U.S. hospitals to assess which are best at serving the people of color in their communities.

Eight healthcare companies were named to CNBC's "Disruptor 50" list for 2021.

Massachusetts ranked as the healthiest state in the U.S. last year, according to a report published May 25 by digital health company Sharecare in partnership with the Boston University School of Public Health.

A new ranking from the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, examines racial inclusivity of more than 3,200 U.S. hospitals to assess which are best at serving the people of color in their communities.

California has the most healthcare employees of any U.S. state, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released May 24.

Minnesota is the best state to practice medicine in 2021, and West Virginia is the worst, according to Medscape rankings released May 24. 

Hawaii is home to the fewest preventable hospitalizations in the nation per 1,000 Medicare patients, whereas Minnesota most exceeds the national average of 42.37.

OrbiMed Advisors was the most active healthcare investor in the first quarter of 2021, backing 25 companies, according to a new report from CB Insights. 

DiversityInc honored 12 hospitals and health systems for diversity in the company's 2021 rankings.

Forbes released its 19th annual list of the 2,000 largest public companies in the world, with 20 healthcare companies in the top 200.  

Hospitals in the South are worse at avoiding unnecessary tests and procedures than those in the North, according to a ranking from the Lown Institute.

West Virginia has the most drug overdose deaths per capita, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.  

The FDA expanded its emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children age 12 to 15 on May 10.

New York had the most medical school graduates in 2019 of all states, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released May 7.