The FDA approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer on May 9, a move experts anticipate will help boost screening rates across the country. Five notes: 1. The test kit is made by ...

Approximately 1,000 members of the Service Employees International Union 1199NW and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists began a five-day strike May 12 at PeaceHealth Medical Group clinics ...

The latest USP <797> chapter revisions, released in November 2023, require hospital-based compounding pharmacies to implement more stringent workflows and commit resources to comply with new standards ...

A California court judge has rejected Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully denied an emergency abortion to a woman with a life-threatening condition. On ...

Incorporating AI into mammography analysis could reduce the number of breast cancers developed between screenings by 30%, according to a study published April 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer ...

In an effort to streamline clinical workflows and better engage patients, Wolters Kluwer Health is bolstering its flagship decision support tool, UpToDate Enterprise Edition, with award-winning ...

Nine employees at One Medical, owned by Amazon, allegedly accessed the medical records of a deceased patient without authorization following the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit by the patient’s ...

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has opened Hope Plaza, the system’s largest outpatient care center in the nation.  The new facility aims to increase City of Hope’s outpatient visits by 69%, ...

President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order on May 12 aimed at reducing the cost of some medications, according to a May 11 Truth Social post. The order would direct HHS to align ...

An experimental cell therapy developed at the University of Wisconsin Health in Madison has received the FDA’s fast-track designation. The treatment, developed through a partnership between UW Health ...

Walgreens is expanding its use of robotic micro fulfillment centers to handle prescription volume as part of a renewed push to streamline pharmacy operations and address staffing challenges, CNBC ...

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute has named Sang Sim, MD, as vice chair of brachytherapy with the department of radiation medicine.  Brachytherapy is a specialized form of ...