February 11, 2025- As MedExpress Urgent Care locations faced closure in 2024, health systems across the landscape began to scoop them up. The Morgantown, W.Va.-based clinics have been part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum since 2015 when they were purchased for $1.5 billion. But nurses were laid off at nearly 150 locations this past August as part of larger layoffs at Optum and … [Read more...]

February 11, 2025- At least 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The American Hospital Association. Nearly 49,000 patients were admitted to hospitals with the flu for the week ending Feb. 1. Emergency department visits due to the flu remain classified as “very high” and … [Read more...]

February 11, 2025- A new 2-Minute Game Plan video is available from MTI, featuring the company’s 830 Series Procedure Chair. Get the new 2-Minute Game Plan now! Did you know? You can access this video as well as previous Game Plan videos via the RepConnect app for iOS mobile devices. To download the app on your iOS mobile device, search for “Repconnect” (one word) in the … [Read more...]

February 11, 2025- Byram Healthcare, a leader in home-based care and part of the Owens & Minor family, recently launched ByramConnect,TM a personalized digital health program powered by the Welldoc App.® Using the Welldoc App’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, the program analyzes member data across six dimensions of health to help optimize outcomes for people … [Read more...]

February 11, 2025- Midmark Corp. has received gold-level recognition from the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) for its wellness program. The Healthy Worksite Recognition honors Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. Applicants are scored on the extent their wellness programs … [Read more...]

February 10, 2025- A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, according to UPMC. An intervention, which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord … [Read more...]

February 10, 2025- Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CBS News. Close to 8% of visits for respiratory illness to outpatient providers, including urgent cares and doctors offices, reported to the CDC this … [Read more...]

February 10, 2025- While most individuals recognize the necessity of ADA compliance in practices and clinics, prioritizing new equipment can be challenging given the many daily expenses a facility incurs, according to MTI. As recently as 2024, most practices remain non-compliant with ADA standards regarding examination chairs. A study conducted in March 2024 revealed that fewer … [Read more...]

February 10, 2025- Duquesne University and CVS Pharmacy have introduced an innovative new education support program as part of their efforts to help address the national pharmacist shortage, especially in underrepresented areas, remove barriers to obtaining higher education and provide resources for affordable professional advancement. Through the Tuition Advantage … [Read more...]

February 10, 2025- BD announced that for the sixth consecutive year, medication management technology from BD has been named Best in KLAS. The BD Pyxis™ MedStation ES was honored with the 2025 Best in KLAS award for Automated Dispensing Cabinets and the BD Alaris™ Infusion System was honored in the Smart Pumps – Traditional category. This recognition underscores BD’s market … [Read more...]