March 20, 2025- As President Donald Trump continues to levy tariffs against Mexico, Canada and the European Union, countries are retaliating, placing in-kind tariff restrictions back on the U.S., according to Becker's ASC Review. A few key states are expected to be hit the hardest by tariffs levied by Mexico, Canada and China, while additional states stand to be hardest hit by … [Read more...]

March 20, 2025- There have been 301 confirmed cases of measles across the U.S. so far this year, surpassing the 2024 total of 285, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of March 13, cases have been confirmed in 14 states, whereas last year cases were confirmed in 31 states and Washington, D.C. The CDC said 93% of 2025 cases are … [Read more...]

March 20, 2025- QuidelOrtho Corporation announces the availability of the QuidelOrtho® Results Manager™ System, an informatics solution designed to address the growing demands of modern laboratories. The Results Manager system provides a seamless, user-friendly experience for community hospitals and point-of-care settings, strengthening informatics capabilities across … [Read more...]

March 20, 2025- Premier submitted comments on a Request for Information (RFI) on the development of an AI action plan issued on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The White House said the AI Action Plan will define priority policy actions to enhance AI leadership within the US while avoiding policies that stifle innovation. In its … [Read more...]

March 19, 2025- CVS Health is rolling out new and smaller pharmacy formats amid hundreds of drugstore closures across the industry and investor pressure to boost profits, according to Forbes. CVS this year will rollout “smaller format” locations in at least a dozen locations, the Wall Street Journal reported. This comes as CVS’ main rival Walgreens Boots Alliance works on a … [Read more...]

March 19, 2025- KUBTEC has been awarded a national group purchasing agreement for GammaPRO with Premier, Inc. Effective Jan 1, 2025., this new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for KUBTEC's GammaPRO gamma detection system. The GammaPRO system is engineered to meet the high standards … [Read more...]

March 19, 2025- U.S. News & World Report released the Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings for 2025. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) provide same-day surgical care for common procedures such as colonoscopies, cataract surgeries, hip/knee replacements and surgical treatment of enlarged prostate. For the second annual edition of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers, U.S. … [Read more...]

March 19, 2025- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified a novel trigger of a deadly form of ovarian cancer: a subset of progenitor cells that reside in fallopian tube supportive tissue, or stroma. The discovery of these high-risk cells, described in a new study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, could … [Read more...]

March 19, 2025- As healthcare looks to a period of uncertainty, the impact of potential tariffs, it’s important to remain vigilant, keep informed and be purposeful about next steps, according to Vizient in a recent release. The number of actions, the speed at which they’re being announced, media activity and the subsequent ambiguity have created concern among supply chain … [Read more...]

March 18, 2025- A discovery by Mayo Clinic researchers may help explain why immunotherapy hasn't been helpful for many patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. In findings published in Clinical Cancer Research, the team identified specific proteins — fibronectin and smooth muscle actin — within colorectal cancer tissues that are associated with resistance to immunotherapy … [Read more...]