A recent study conducted in Sweden found that GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic and Wegovy may help reduce alcohol consumption and related harms in individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorder. Here ...

Hospitals are improving their ability to prevent medication errors by enhancing their use of electronic medication safety systems, data from The Leapfrog Group's fall 2024 safety grade report ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule on Nov. 15 extending telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for an additional year, according to ...

As health systems and hospitals implement AI-powered technologies into daily workflows — such as ambient listening and drafting patient portal messages — pharmacy departments are also exploring AI's ...

Nurses at Corewell Health East, part of Corewell Health in southeast Michigan, have voted to join Nurses for Nurses, a committee of Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43. Workers voted 4,958 to ...

Discover the trend of dual-role CEOs in the healthcare industry, taking on expanded responsibilities through C-suite positions, university affiliations, and in ...

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has partnered with the Energy Department to harness the technology of the department's Argonne National Laboratory toward the development ...

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has appointed Patrick Ellinor, MD, PhD, as the inaugural executive director of the system's Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Ellinor's appointment is ...

A New York physician pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans.

The Burbank Police Department in California has arrested a woman on suspicion of impersonating a registered nurse. Amanda Porter applied for and obtained a nursing position at Providence St. Joseph ...

Nearly three-fourths of U.S. adults are overweight or have obesity, with rates projected to increase further by 2050 without significant interventions, according to a large study published Nov. 14 in ...

Surgeons at Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital performed a successful human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, marking the fourth hospital in the U.S. to complete the procedure as ...