West Virginia had the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses of any state in 2023, according to a new analysis from KFF.  The analysis is based on finalized 2023 opioid overdose death totals from the ...

From the Ohio attorney general giving conditional approval to a venture capital firm’s plan to acquire Summa Health to a scrapped merger in Missouri, here are four hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported ...

Hospitals across the country are turning to technology to lighten the load for nurses and streamline clinical workflows. Ideas and opportunities to streamline clinical work are a dime a dozen; but ...

Suresh Krishnan has been appointed chief information officer of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health, effective July 28. Mr. Krishnan most recently served as vice president and chief technology ...

The American College of Cardiology has recommended that physicians embrace weight loss medications, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, as first-line treatment options for patients at risk of ...

Children’s Mercy Kansas City has created a new executive role amid the retirements of two leaders. Dave Henriksen will serve as the health system’s inaugural executive vice president and chief ...

Medicine has renewed its research partnership with GE HealthCare to develop new clinical pathways and imaging solutions through the use of total-body PET/CT.  Through their partnership, Stanford ...

New York City has been named the happiest city in the U.S., ranking No. 17 on the Institute for Quality of Life’s 2025 Happy City Index. Seventeen other U.S. cities were also recognized in the index, ...

The FDA has quietly authorized more than 1,000 medical devices incorporating artificial intelligence or machine learning, marking a significant growth of AI in healthcare. The agency’s AI/ML-Enabled ...

Ultrasound can be used to detect early-developing insulin resistance in adults with obesity, according to a study published June 12 in the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine.  Here are three things to ...

Memorial Hospital District have ended discussions about a potential affiliation after a year of exploratory talks, The Salem News reported June 20.  The decision follows an extensive due diligence ...

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine, the medical school of Yale University, has established the Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute to advance biomedical imaging research. The institute will ...