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White House asks for $16B in cuts to HHS, more money for war
Cardiologist was fired for speaking out about racist texts, private jet misuse, lawsuit claims
Hospital sues cardiology practice for alleged breach of contract, ending years-long partnership
Lawsuit against Elevance Health alleging use of ‘ghost networks’ officially moving forward
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With pro bono legal help, hospital workers ‘send union bosses packing’

Employees at a 130-bed hospital whose home state lacks right-to-work protections are now free to work without having to join a powerful union that had sought to represent them. 

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Patients feeling less sure about medical AI these days

Consumer affinity for AI in healthcare has plummeted over the past two years, a new survey report shows. 

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Insurance industry boasts 11% reduction in prior authorizations since 2025 reform rollout

That equates to eliminating 6.5 million prior authorization barriers. The results come from a survey of major health plans conducted by AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

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Some experts are seriously wary of AI in healthcare

A Harvard Law School professor is warning that AI may be hazardous to the health of U.S. healthcare.

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Parkinson’s disease remotely monitorable with machine learning

Researchers have developed an algorithm to help assess the response of Parkinson’s patients to medication while clinicians are at work and the patients are typing on personal computers in their homes.

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Depression detectable early with AI analysis of social-media language

Researchers have demonstrated two machine learning techniques that, when combined to analyze social-media posts, can boost early detection of clinical depression by 10% over the current state of the art.

Major companies selected in FDA's drug tracking blockchain pilot

IBM, along with KPMG, Merck and Walmart have been selected by the FDA to participate in a blockchain project that aims to improve the drug supply chain.

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Kaiser Permanente’s new headquarters will cost $900M

Kaiser Permanente, the Oakland, California-based health system, is building a new headquarters in the same city. The new headquarters, which is called Kaiser Permanente Thrive Center and will accommodate 7,200 national and Northern California Region employees and physicians, comes with a price tag of about $900 million, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Trump touts forthcoming healthcare plan

President Trump is promising a new healthcare plan for the nation in recent media interviews, though there have been scant details so far.

 

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New gene therapy may help protect the hearts of patients with Friedreich's ataxia

A majority of deaths from Friedreich's ataxia are associated with heart complications. A new treatment years in the making could provide some much-needed relief.