February 2025

HHS retracts Richardson Waiver in change to public comment policy ()
FDA issues Class I recall on newborn resuscitation devices ()
FDA announces recall of endoscope sheaths after 26 injuries ()
Healthcare AI newswatch: Surgical symphonies, integrated intelligence, generalist AI, more ()
FTC inquiry pauses $615M healthcare staffing merger ()
UVA Health CEO steps down following internal investigation ()
Primary care is primed for AI. But is AI aligned with primary care? ()
Walgreens resolves $595M lawsuit over COVID testing ()
Trump gives HHS 90 days to create healthcare price transparency plan ()
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Healthcare AI newsmakers: Chief AI & transformation officers, AI Rorschach testers, citizens united for responsible healthcare AI, more ()
Machine learning vs. bodily pain: 5 points of promise and challenge ()
Senate Judiciary Chair demands UnitedHealth turn over Medicare records ()
VA releases another 1,400 employees as FDA invites 300 back to work ()
UnitedHealthcare sued by 17 hospitals in $145M dispute over out-of-network reimbursement ()
MSNBC settles 'uterus collector' defamation lawsuit ()
Report: UnitedHealth under investigation by DOJ for Medicare Advantage upcoding ()
FDA approves first therapy for very rare lipid storage disorder ()
Healthcare AI newswatch: Trump-era AI regs, AI sign language, AI dentistry, more ()
Generative AI isn’t changing everything for patients and providers—but it’s not leaving much unaffected, either ()
Federal judge sides with FTC; case against PBMs to move forward ()
Doctor responsible for $742K ‘residency prep’ scheme gets 3-year sentence ()
Data trove of 1.6M patient records discovered online ()
Baxter’s Asheville site now fully operational after damage from Helene ()
Healthcare AI newswatch: Consumer mistrust, humanoid robots, vendor wars, more ()
DOD contractor hit with $11M fine for health data mismanagement ()
UnitedHealth pushes back against shareholder transparency proposal ()
Antibiotics prescriptions: There’s a large-language model for that ()
Thousands of staff cut from federal health agencies, including CDC and VA ()
UnitedHealth hires law firm, demands doctor recant statements on social media ()
Healthcare AI newswatch: UnitedHealth lawsuit, humanized medical AI, mobile AI care clinics, more ()
Nonprofit academic hospital receives criticism after running Super Bowl ad ()
4 important AMA insights into physician thinking on, behavior with healthcare AI ()
Senate confirms vaccine skeptic RFK as HHS secretary ()
Private equity tied to 21% of healthcare bankruptcies for second consecutive year ()
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Healthcare AI newswatch: End-of-life AI, deepfake healthcare workers, AI drug prescribers, more ()
Hospital delays opening after vandals sledgehammer holes into walls ()
Global consortium: The future of AI in healthcare is dynamic—and demanding ()
Judge orders HHS agencies to restore health information ()
Gottlieb: Let’s not slap the label ‘medical device’ on AI software that only helps clinicians make care decisions ()
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Congressional bill could reverse Medicare cuts and increase physician pay ()
Cancer patient in pain for months discovers surgical sponge in neck, lawsuit claims ()
Report: Incoming Trump executive order to eliminate ‘thousands’ of jobs at HHS ()
FDA announces recall of dangerous arterial catheters ()
PHOTO GALLERY: The Epic intergalactic headquarters art collection ()
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Healthcare systems are proceeding apace with GenAI—and learning as they go ()
HHS offers update on comms pause as rapid policy shifts continue ()
Best in KLAS: End-users review top health IT systems in the US ()
FDA announces emergency recall of oxygen concentrators after spontaneous fires ()
Musk’s DOGE granted access to CMS records in search of ‘big money fraud’ ()
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Cigna announces changes to improve prior authorization, customer satisfaction ()
CDC reportedly instructed to ban words, including ‘gender’ and ‘transgender’ ()
To prepare tomorrow’s doctors for evidence-based medicine, instruct today’s med students in dHealth and AI ()
FDA issues Class I recall of brain fluid drain kits after 15 injuries ()
UnitedHealthcare in dispute with maternity practice over $1M in claims ()
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