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5 serious challenges the nursing profession is grappling with right now

U.S. nurse shortages are bad and getting worse. And that’s only the most obvious problem vexing the profession at the national level.

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10 of the most lucrative jobs in healthcare administration for 2026

A Nexford University blogger set out to find the best bets for college students making career plans in healthcare. The research led to medical director in the No. 1 slot. (Wait. What?) 

The leaders of the new Adams Valve Institute at Mount Sinai are Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, director of aortic surgery and director of the Adams Valve Institute (left), and David H. Adams, MD, the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine, and cardiac surgeon-in-chief of the Mount Sinai Health System.
Mount Sinai announces new global center focused on heart valve disease

The Adams Valve Institute—named after David H. Adams, MD—plans on uniting specialists to provide high-quality care, promote innovation and advocate for policy reform.

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‘Emotional AI’ helps plastic surgeons give service lines a facelift

Plastic surgeons can apply “emotional AI” algorithms to social media as a way of predicting which specific services will bring in business, according to a study running in the August edition of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Health data for sale online through browser extensions

Seemingly innocuous web browser extensions are actually a gateway for health and other data to be collected––and even put up for sale, according to Geoffrey Fowler, technology columnist for The Washington Post.

a tray full of injectable medications and several cups full of pills
Pfizer to combine drugs business with Mylan

Pfizer, one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies, is merging its off-patent and generic drug business with Mylan, a global generic and specialty pharmaceutical company based in the Netherlands. The spinoff deal is expected to close mid-2020, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.

White House prepping another exec order on drug prices

President Trump is reportedly working on another executive order targeting rising drug prices, according to Reuters. 

How ‘telecardiology’ is helping one Texas hospital treat rural patients

A handful of hospitals in the Texas panhandle are creating a telemedicine network that extends specialist care—including cardiology—to patients in more rural areas of the state.

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Lung-care AI company secures $1M from provider-system partner

The venture arm of 32-hospital UnityPoint Health is partnering with VIDA Diagnostics, investing $1 million to fine-tune and broaden the use of VIDA’s AI software for flagging signs of trouble in lung images.

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Dermal filler recently approved by FDA could skew breast imaging results, experts warn

The filler contains hydroxylapatite microspheres, which may be visible on medical imaging.