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Baxter cuts 90 jobs from IV solutions site once devastated by Hurricane Helene
Nonprofit health system hit by two data breaches settles class-action lawsuit for $14M
Data breach affecting 11 physician practices confirmed to impact 627K patients
3 accomplished AI innovators worry anew over their mind-of-its-own technology
Massive strike of 31K workers at Kaiser Permanente enters third week with no end in sight
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Healthcare all but carrying jobs growth on its back—for better and for worse

The January employment situation summary, released Feb. 11 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows an American economy leaning heavily on healthcare to put jobseekers to work. 

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Teenage sexting a health-and-safety risk to reckon with

Around a third of teens between 13 and 17 years old are involved with sexting—either as senders, receivers or both. Among the senders, around half become victims of unwanted re-sharing. 

CT findings linked with pancreatic cancer
FDA approves medical device for pancreatic cancer therapy—the first new treatment in 30 years

Developed by Novocure, the portable Optune Pax system uses tumor treating fields aimed directly at the site of the cancer to disrupt cell reproduction. A Phase 3 clinical trial shows it improves survival by two months on average versus chemotherapy alone.

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Report: Epstein enjoyed close relationship with New York health system, to the benefit of his friends

Politico took a deep dive into the "Epstein Files" and found the criminal financier donated $250,000 to Mount Sinai after his 2008 conviction for sex crimes.  

Rich Fabian, Medical Imaging Technology at AdvaMed Imaging chair of board, a medtech industry group made up of medical imaging companies to address higher level public policy concerns, explains key reimbursement issues impacting medical imaging.
Imaging industry group concerned about paltry insurance payment rates

Chairman Rich Fabian says AdvaMed Imaging is concerned about low Medicare pay rates and onerous rules created by private insurers. 

 

COVID-19 medical imaging examples of various clinical presentations. SARS-CoV-2 clinical imaging presentations.
PHOTO GALLERY: What does acute COVID-19 and long COVID look like on medical imaging?

This image gallery shows what the various clinical presentations associated with the COVID-19 and long COVID that have been documented during and after coronavirus pandemic.

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Data-based physician staffing stands to save millions of dollars for multi-hospital health systems

A data-crunching method for staffing a key clinical department has reduced physician overtime by 13 hours a day and downtime by 14 hours at a large urban health system. The researchers who tallied the results estimate daily savings at $8,400 a day. 

Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.
Baxter cuts 90 jobs from IV solutions site once devastated by Hurricane Helene

The facility near Asheville, North Carolina, was shut down after floodwater from the 2024 hurricane left its production lines inoperable. It took the company roughly five months to resume normal operations—and now it’s seeing a slowdown in demand in wake of the supply chain disruption. 

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Nonprofit health system hit by two data breaches settles class-action lawsuit for $14M

McLaren Health Care fell victim to ransomware crime in 2023 and 2024, with the total number of victims exceeding 3.2 million. Those affected may be eligible for a cash payment. Per the terms of the agreement with lawyers representing victims, the health system does not admit to wrongdoing. 

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TAVR linked to higher reintervention rate than SAVR in Evolut Low Risk trial update

The Evolut Low Risk trial has been one of cardiology’s most closely watched studies for years now. For the first five years after treatment, TAVR and SAVR were associated with comparable outcomes when treating low-risk patients. In this new six-year update, however, TAVR was linked to a heightened risk of reintervention not seen with SAVR.