Eli Lilly completed a phase 3 trial for its weight loss drug, orforglipron, which showed promising results in evaluating its safety and efficacy for adults with Type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic ...

Two leading voices in the hospital sector are offering sharply different perspectives on the implications of an April 15 executive order issued by President Donald Trump aimed at reducing drug prices, ...

Robert Parker, who was appointed CEO of Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in March, exited the role within the same month. Bill Little has been named CEO, effective April 21, according ...

MetroHealth’s employee assistance program began in the 1980s as a counseling- and substance abuse-focused initiative. Today, the Cleveland-based health system has broadened its approach to address the ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted April 16 to expand use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines among high-risk adults. The updated recommendation calls for a single ...

A recent study found that up to 90% of sepsis patients may be overtreated. The study, published April 15 in Clinical Infectious Diseases and led by researchers from Brigham’s Women’s Hospital and ...

Brian Canfield has stepped down as CEO of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System. Mr. Canfield joined the system in 2021 and became CEO in 2023, according to an April 16 news release. Tim Tranor, ...

The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig livers in patients who have acute-on-chronic liver failure. The trial will evaluate the use of a Egenesis porcine liver ...

Misty Jones, MSN, RN, was appointed president and CEO of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, effective June 9, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Jones brings more than ...

Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unions plan to participate in a statewide strike May 1 at University ...

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital have approved a new three-year labor contract. The contract covers more than 250 direct-care nurses at LUH, according to an April 9 ...

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine is planning more than $460 million in capital projects this year to expand healthcare access in the state, the health system said April 16.  The projects, which ...