Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.) is planning an expansion of Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) in Nashville. The project will build a new 15-level, 470,000-square-foot inpatient tower atop an existing parking structure. The facility will house 180 inpatient beds, 10 operating rooms (ORs), radiology services, multiple specialty clinics, a spacious lobby, and new administrative office space. Blair, Mui + Dowd […]
In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn’t have taken the ambulance. She was the least injured of the three siblings who were in a car when it was struck by a pickup truck last September. Her daughter had even offered to come to the crash site and pick her up. Jim Martens, 62, and Cynthia Martens, 63, Peggy’s brother and […]
The INVEST Digital Health conference, scheduled for September 28 in Dallas, will offer opportunities for healthcare startups to meet with traditional and strategic investors in an intimate setting to gain insights on investment strategies and criteria investors look for in digital health startups. The forums are designed to complement a conference agenda that spotlights employee health benefits and digital health […]
Céline Gounder On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. It was a contentious decision, with the WHO’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, making the final call and overruling the WHO’s emergency committee. The advisory committee’s disagreements mirrored debates that have been unfolding among public officials, on social media, and in opinion […]
The pharmaceutical company Teva has reached a $4.25 billion nationwide settlement, potentially resolving thousands of lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis. The money will go primarily to state and local governments, pending agreement from all involved parties. The dollar amount also includes $1.2 billion worth of generic Narcan, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, over […]
Mayo Clinic and Mercy, both large health systems and early adopters of electronic health records, are teaming up to see if leveraging data and patient outcomes from both institutions can identify illnesses and treatments earlier. The two organizations unveiled their new 10-year alliance Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic Platform Conference. Mayo and Mercy each have large amounts of treatment outcomes […]
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to create a grant program for research into the cognitive effects of COVID-19. The legislation, titled the Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act, passed in a 350-69 vote, with all opposition coming from Republicans. Eight Republicans and four Democrats did not vote. The measure calls on the Director of the […]
Covid-19 created a shift in the delivery of clinical trials, allowing for participants to access trials outside of a traditional research site, thus expanding the scope of clinical trials. That was the message shared by Claudia Lucchinetti, director of Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational research, Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic Platform Conference. At the conference, Lucchinetti discussed the […]
RIP to the Choco Taco. Klondike announced Monday it was discontinuing the iconic ice cream treat, taking a bit of our childhoods with it. On Capitol Hill, the Senate Finance Committee chairman wants a longer extension of ObamaCare subsidies in Democrats’ health bill— but it’s not clear if Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will agree. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where […]
Digital therapeutics company Pear Therapeutics is making cuts in nearly all areas of its business, a move that buys the company time as it works to grow revenue for its small slate of commercialized products. The corporate shakeup will lead to $28 million in savings over the next 18 months, Pear said in a regulatory filing. Cost reductions are […]