The devices struggle to accurately read blood-oxygen levels in patients with darker and thicker skin. The FDA hopes that changes in design and improved clinical trials will improve clinical efficacy.

Mercy Health-Lorain Hospital is suing the county after police revoked protection services for the Catholic facility, which refused to remove the baggie, citing safety concerns. 

The nonprofit health system accused Sanford Health Plan of failing to pay for a patient’s 52 days of treatment, despite approval and authorization. 

Gov. Maura Healey has until Jan. 9 to pass the act into law or use her veto powers. The bill passed the state Senate on Dec. 30. 

All lots of Olympus-branded endoscopes are subject to an alert from the FDA, due to a sanitation issue associated with improper reprocessing. 

According to an analysis from the Commonwealth Fund, millions of patients are skipping necessary care and struggling to pay mounting medical debt. 

Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx claim the FTC’s internal administrative court is unconstitutional. The agency sued the PBMs in September, claiming they engage in collusive business practices. 

Academic radiology still has a ways to go before achieving salary parity between the sexes, but it’s doing better at getting there than most other teaching specialties. 

The FDA-approved Harmony TPVR system is now available to patients across the EU. Nina Goodheart, president of Medtronic’s structural heart and aortic business, described the news as a "significant milestone."