The average “heart age” of men in the U.S. is seven years older than their actual age, according to a study published July 30 in JAMA Cardiology.  Using the American Heart Association’s Predicting ...

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has tapped Snehal Patel, MD, as system director of heart failure in the Northwell Transplant Institute and Northwell Cardiovascular Institute.  Dr. Patel ...

City Council approved the transfer of El Centro Regional Medical Center to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District, the Calexico Chronicle reported July 29. Five things to know: 1. The asset transfer ...

A national medication safety organization is advocating for pharmacies to eliminate prescription time guarantees.  According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and ...

Several health systems are voicing support for a new federal initiative to improve data exchange and expand access to digital health tools, following a July 30 White House summit that formalized a ...

Healthcare groups are warning that caps on federal loan limits for medical students passed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could worsen the nation’s physician shortage. The legislation eliminates ...

A recent Aurora-based University of Colorado Cancer Center study found that COVID-19 infection in cancer patients can reawaken cancer cells and lead to metastasis. The study, published July 30 in ...

Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., has launched its own police force, the hospital shared in a July 30 Facebook post. Hospital officials said the police force aims to enhance the ...

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has shared plans to build a $200 million full-service hospital and medical building in West Lafayette, Ind. The 200,000-square-foot, 40 inpatient-bed hospital ...

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network has entered into a joint venture with GoHealth Urgent Care to operate and expand urgent care services across Indiana. Under the agreement, six of CHN’s ...

The CIO role continues to grow to encompass enterprise-wide digital transformation. Here are three ways the role is changing, according to a Jul 29 Forbes Research article: 1. CIOs are more likely ...

UC Davis Health played a key role in boosting invention disclosures at the University of California Davis by 36%, signaling a rebound in research activity after years of decline. The university ...