Massachusetts State

Dallas-based Steward Health Care's landlord, Medical Properties Trust, one of the world's largest hospital real estate owners, saw a $321 million net loss for the second quarter of 2024, ended June 30, a significant increase from the $42 million loss during the same period in 2023. Steward sought Chapter 11...

Steward landlord Medical Properties Trust sees $321M net loss in Q2

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

Arizona State

Foxborough, MA

A homeless man in Arizona reportedly suffering from schizophrenia has been taken into federal custody after threatening a "mass casualty event" at a college football game last year, according to law enforcement. Andrew Buchanan, 38, has been accused of calling in threats to the Army-Navy football game on December 8...

Man arrested after threatening mass casualty event during Army-Navy football game

The FDA has approved the first nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. The epinephrine nasal spray, called neffy, is for emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in adult and pediatric patients weighing approximately 66 pounds or more, according to an Aug. 9 news release from the agency. The approval is...

FDA approves 1st anaphylaxis nasal spray

Kansas State

Pittsburg, KS

Drew Talbott, president of Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., will retire Aug. 30, one day before the hospital transitions to ownership by St. Louis-based Mercy. Mr. Talbott joined Via Christi in 1996 and has been president for four years, according to an Aug. 6 news release shared with Becker's by St. Louis-based Ascension. He was previously its COO for 13 years.

Ascension Kansas hospital president to retire

Newark, NJ

Scott Schissel, MD, PhD, is joining RWJBarnabas Health as chief medical officer of Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center, according to an Aug. 7 news release sent to Becker's. He joins the West Orange, N.J.-based health system from Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, where he served as CMO,...

Brigham and Women's Faulkner exec heads to RWJBarnabas Health

Recently, the recommended screening age for two cancers dropped, which could impact oncologist workloads. In March, the Prostate Cancer Foundation released new guidelines for prostate-specific antigen-based screening in Black men, recommending screening to start between ages 40 and 45 and continue until age 70. In May, the U.S. Preventive Services...

How cancer screenings are shaking up physician workloads

Boston, MA

Jack Edwards is no longer the voice of the Boston Bruins on NESN network, as he has been replaced by Judd Sirott beginning next season. The network, team and fans of the Bruins are in good hands with Judd Sirott, as he has a very good background in broadcasting, having been honored both in 2018 and 2023 for "best Sports Play-By-Play" by the Broadcasters Association of Massachusetts. Sirott was the voice fans heard when they tuned in to 98.5 The Sports Hub to listen in to a Bruins game over the last seven seasons, and now they will be able to watch him on NESN.

Boston Bruins' replacement for the legendary Jack Edwards revealed publicly

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Maine State

Portland, ME

Travel + Leisure

The Longfellow helps you feel like a local in Portland's West End, with an inspired spa, a hip lobby bar, and an in-house driver for exploring.

Portland, Maine, Just Got Its First New Independently-owned Hotel in 20 Years — Here’s What It’s Like to Stay

Nantucket, MA

Fox News

A New England fishermen's association is calling attention to second gentleman Doug Emhoff's fundraising trip to Nantucket as fishermen deal with the aftermath of a wind turbine disaster.

Emhoff hobnobs on Nantucket while fishermen reel from wind turbine 'disaster'

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System's board voted Aug. 9 to terminate President and CEO Airica Steed, EdD, RN. The board and Dr. Steed "fundamentally disagree about the priorities and performance standards needed from our CEO for MetroHealth to fulfill its mission," E. Harry Walker, MD, board chair, said in an Aug. 9 news release from the health system.

MetroHealth dismisses CEO

Roseville, CA

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is moving to an Epic EHR system. In a Aug. 8 LinkedIn post, Adventist Health said it will use the Epic EHR system across its 440 clinics and 28 hospitals on the West Coast and Hawaii. Kerry Heinrich, president and CEO, said the health system plans to implement the new system by the summer of 2026.

Adventist Health moves to Epic

The FDA released guidance Aug. 6 on the Medtronic NIM Vital Nerve Monitoring System recall. The recall is in response to 10 reported injuries resulting from false negative responses received while using the device. No deaths have been reported. Affected users need to contact Medtronic to have the device's software...

False negatives reported on Medtronic device

Washington State

Roanoke Rapids, NC

ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., has selected Dennis Cambell, RN, to serve as interim president while a search is underway for the next permanent president. Mr. Campbell stepped into the interim role Aug. 8 after Jason Harrell retired. Mr. Harrell spent two years as president of ECU Health North. While serving as interim president, Mr. Campbell will also maintain his position as president of ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington, N.C.

ECU Health hospital names interim president

Nashville, TN

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas is introducing an AI-powered administrative assistant to its second- and third-year internal medicine residents. The health system will allow residents to use Suki, the AI healthcare assistant, to help with documentation burdens. Additionally, Saint Thomas is expanding Suki's availability to more than 700 clinicians. The...

Ascension hospital rolls out AI to residents

Georgia State

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Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth reported a $95.6 million operating loss (-2.7% margin) for the fiscal year ended June 30, compared to a $240.7 million loss (-7.3% margin) last year, according to financial results published Aug. 7. The 4.6% operating margin improvement from FY 2023 to FY 2024 is a significant turnaround,...

PeaceHealth operating margin improves by 4.6% — but still in the red

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

A more severe strain of mpox is circulating in Central Africa, the CDC said in an Aug. 7 outbreak alert. The agency is advising clinicians to consider mpox as a possible diagnosis for patients who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries. The country is seeing its most widespread outbreak ever, the CDC said, amid high case rates of clade I mpox.

CDC alerts clinicians to watch for more severe mpox strain

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Eyes stay on Steward CEO amid France trip

When Dallas-based Steward Health Care shared plans to close two of its Massachusetts hospitals and lay off 1,243 employees, its CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD,...

Eyes stay on Steward CEO amid France trip

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