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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 12 to take over and dissolve Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare’s board amid financial difficulties at the system. The takeover grants the county board direct ...

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, ...

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 ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has created a new C-suite role: associate chief health informatics officer for EHR platform and innovation. Stephon Proctor, PhD, assumed the position on July 1. In ...

Spokane, Wash.-based Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has fired 15 nurses for violating HIPAA, The Spokesman-Review in Spokane reported. The hospital claims the nurses improperly accessed the ...

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.

Epic is incorporating AI into charting in its EHR to make clinicians’ jobs easier, the company said. “AI in Epic is like a new digital workforce that’s part of the care team,” Brad Fox, MD, director ...

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 ...