CHLA uses Apple Watch, new app to collect pediatric sleep data
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is launching an effort to collect high-quality sleep data from children to ultimately allow for easier...
White House recasts Covid.gov as lab leak explainer
A federal website that once provided the public with information on COVID-19 testing, vaccines and treatment has been replaced with...
Finicky investment markets threaten nonprofit hospital liquidity, financial security
Nonprofit hospitals’ investment returns—a key lifeline for balance sheets during times of hardship—are at risk amid recent weeks’ tariff-fueled market...
Doc compensation rose 3.6% in 2024—but these specialties got even more
Average physician pay rose 3.6% between 2023 and 2024, from $363,000 to $376,000—about in line with recent years but well...
Rural areas rapidly losing independent docs, practices
Rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and medical practices amid the corporatization of healthcare, a new report finds. The...
Trump’s new tariffs include pharma exemption
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with healthcare industry reactions and additional information released by the administration on the...
Trump nominates Susan Monarez as CDC Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Susan Monarez is being tapped to fill the role in a...
The Doctors Company to buy ProAssurance in $1.3B deal
The Doctors Company plans to take specialty medical insurer ProAssurance private in a deal worth $1.3 billion, the companies announced...
Bipartisan bill gives president medical good trade deal powers
A bipartisan, bicameral group of senators have introduced legislation that would give the president new authority to negotiate and strike...
Lessons learned from the Change cyberattack
Just over a year ago, cybercriminals launched a ransomware attack on clearinghouse Change Healthcare in what became the biggest hack...
