January 29, 2025- Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials and ABC News. As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kanas Department of Health and Environment. Additionally, there are 79 confirmed latent … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report from the AHA. The American Heart Association (AHA) report, published Monday in the journal Circulation, found that 941,652 Americans died from cardiovascular disease in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available. That's an increase of more than 10,000 … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- Abbott announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024. Continue Reading … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- Premier advocates for federal policies that empower hospitals, health systems and continuum of care providers to drive innovation and lead the transformation to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. Building on past progress, Premier has released a roadmap and recommendations designed to enhance the framework for healthcare policy and advance bipartisan, … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- Vizient, Inc. released its new Spend Management Outlook representing the best estimate of the change in the price of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and supplies, capital equipment and services between July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The report projects a 3.84% increase in pharmacy and an increase of 2.3% in non-pharmacy spend over that timeframe. The report … [Read more...]

January 28, 2025- In the following Q&A, Emily Berlin, Vice President, Laboratory Products & Distribution at Cardinal Health, discussed the most common challenges for lab teams during respiratory season, best practices, and how industry partners can assist when the demand rises. What are some examples of rapidly changing needs of lab/diagnostic teams during … [Read more...]

January 27, 2025- Maternal health in the United States is in a state of crisis – we have the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income nation, according to Harvard's School of Public Health. There are high disparities in maternal healthcare across the country, especially among women of color and in rural communities, according to Ascension. On Maternal Health Awareness … [Read more...]

January 27, 2025- In 2024, Cleveland Clinic served the largest number of patients in its history with more than 15 million patient encounters worldwide, CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., announced in the annual State of the Clinic address. The State of the Clinic presentation emphasized Cleveland Clinic’s continued commitment to caring for patients, caregivers, … [Read more...]

January 27, 2025- Workforce demands, capacity constraints and ever-changing payer and policy considerations highlight the enormous obstacles faced by the healthcare industry today. An aging patient population and high acuity rates over the next decade will continue to push lengths of stay longer and put pressure on the industry to adapt and make changes. But how does that … [Read more...]

January 27, 2025- GOJO, Makers of PURELL™, announced that its climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi offers companies a science-led framework for setting and validating both near-term and long-term targets for reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050 and achieving the target in the United Nations’ … [Read more...]