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Cost-related medication non-adherence declined after the Inflation Reduction Act
Over 130 hospitals sue HHS over changes to the DSH payment calculation that could cost facilities billions
Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as AI investments fail to pay off
Private equity-backed cardiology practice adding new in-house smart lab powered by AI
Lawsuit dropped against squatter patient who refused to leave hospital room for 5 months
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Arizona cardiology practice paying $3.85M to resolve lawsuit after data breach

The 2023 incident potentially gave an attacker access to the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of thousands of heart patients.

Connecticut hospital accused of running ‘fake’ telehealth ICU that led to man’s death

Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is accused in a lawsuit of not staffing an overnight physician in an intensive care unit. It’s alleged that the remote care coordination caused delays that led to the death of 26-year-old Conor Hylton, who was experiencing emergency seizure-like symptoms.

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White House asks for $16B in cuts to HHS, more money for war

In its proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, President Donald Trump’s administration is floating a 10% cut to federal government spending across the board with one notable exception: The Department of War. For military and defense, the White House is seeking an additional 44%. 

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The 10 most expensive drugs patients may give themselves

At a list price of $86,000 per month, Zokinvy is right now the costliest medication in the U.S. that patients can self-administer.

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Aggregated, analyzed web searches predict spikes, falloffs in COVID cases

Emulating finance’s use of satellite parking-lot imagery to guide investments in retail, researchers have tapped Google search patterns to helpfully predict ebbs and flows of COVID cases across the U.S.

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New academic institute looks to ‘radically transform health systems away from hospitals and clinics’

The plan is to draw health data from every available source to continuously nudge individuals toward not only appropriate medical care but also healthier lifestyles.

COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the serious coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Multiple studies have shown that the risk from very rare vaccine side effects are far outweighed by the much greater risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID infections.
Vaccine distribution help on the way from Google

Google Cloud has launched an AI-backed technology toolkit to help government health personnel direct COVID vaccine doses and other resources where they’re most needed.

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In silico AI needs just minutes to refine development of mutation-busting vaccines

Computer engineers have produced a deep learning framework for very quickly fine-tuning vaccines to fight emerging variant strains of COVID-19.

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Proactive AI-based ICU patient monitoring cleared for market

The FDA has OK’d AI software that can predict worsening condition in ICU patients up to eight hours before the falloff produces symptoms.

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Deepak Bhatt discusses some of the most impactful trials at ACC 2026

Bhatt describes a mix of drug, device and strategy trials pointing to advances in cardiovascular science.