For $1.9 billion in cash, Cardinal Health plans to acquire Solaris Health, a urology management services organization, according to an Aug. 12 news release.  After the acquisition, which is expected ...

Drugmaker AbbVie plans to construct a $195 million facility near its headquarters in North Chicago to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients, The Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 12. Construction ...

OpenAI plans to back a competitor to Elon Musk’s Neuralink in the brain-computer interface market, the Financial Times reported. Merge Labs aims to raise $250 million for a valuation of $850 million, ...

The FDA has approved Insmed’s brensocatib, the first treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, a chronic and progressive lung disease affecting about 500,000 people in the U.S. The drug was ...

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health doubled its rate of early-stage lung cancer diagnoses after implementing an AI-powered tracking tool within its Epic EHR. The tool has led to more than 70% of ...

St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare is laying off 535 employees across the health system in response to “significant external pressures” including rising costs and reimbursements rates “that no longer ...

Three-quarters of the hospitals on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Honor Roll list also earned top marks in CMS’ latest Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, underscoring a notable overlap in ...

An oversight committee representing the bankrupt Mercy Iowa City hospital has filed a complaint seeking to recover at least $55 million from MercyOne, Iowa Heart Center and a former hospital CEO.

The FDA has approved Ketarx, a ketamine-based drug developed by drugmaker PharmaTher, for use in pain management. The medication is now cleared by the FDA for clinical use in perioperative settings, ...

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has appointed John Byrd, MD, as director of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Byrd will step into the role in November and also serve as associate vice chancellor for cancer ...

One of the biggest challenges for hospitals across the U.S. is adding capacity to serve more patients with a higher degree of quality outcomes. Sacramento-based Sutter Health is cracking the code to ...

The Complex Wound Challenge Complex wounds represent a growing challenge to the healthcare community. As patients age and develop an increasing number of comorbidities, including diabetes and obesity, ...