Epic Systems has committed to transitioning its entire community of hospitals and health systems to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement by the end of 2025, with all organizations expected to be signed up by the end of 2024. This move represents a strategic step forward in Epic's long-term...

What Epic's interoperability push means for hospitals

Texas State

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled against a majority of the claims brought by a student who filed a lawsuit accusing school officials of racial and gender discrimination after he was punished because of his hairstyle. As previously reported by Face2Face Africa, Darryl George, 18, has been embroiled in...

Texas judge rules against Black teen who sued after being punished because of his hairstyle

A federal lawmaker investigating pharmacy benefit managers is accusing top executives from CVS Health, Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group of making false statements during a committee hearing in July. On Aug. 28, Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, called on three PBM executives "to...

Lawmaker accuses CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth execs of making false statement to Congress

Oklahoma State

Poplar Bluff, MO

Tony Torres, assistant CEO of AllianceHealth Durant (Okla.), will head to Missouri for a new opportunity, according to an Aug. 29 LinkedIn post from AllianceHealth Durant/Madill. Mr. Torres will become COO of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center starting Sept. 9, a hospital spokesperson confirmed. The 138-bed Durant hospital and...

Oklahoma hospital exec heads to Missouri for COO role

The FDA approved afamitresgene autoleucel, or afami-cel (Tecelra), as the first T-cell receptor therapy for cancer. Afami-cel is made by collecting a patient's T-cells, genetically modifying them and infusing them back into the patient, according to an Aug. 27 National Cancer Institute news release. The treatment has been approved for people with metastatic synovial sarcoma who have been treated with chemotherapy and whose tumors are positive for the presence of MAGE-A4 and a certain HLA proteins.

FDA approves 1st T-cell receptor therapy for cancer

Latin Times

A federal judge in Texas has expanded a ruling that blocks protections for LGBTQ students in the state in the context of Title IX. Concretely, the ruling now prohibits any future action by the federal Department of Education regarding the banning of discrimination on educational settings on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Federal judge in Texas expands block of Biden administration protection of LGBTQ students to any future Title IX regulations

Florida State

The Independent

  A Florida man scheduled to be put to death on Thursday is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so that his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard.Loran Cole, 57, is slated to be executed at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Florida State Prison after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant in July. Cole was convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in the Ocala National Forest in 1994, raping the sister and murdering the brother.On Monday, Cole appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution, arguing that his challenge...

A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay

New York City, NY

New York City-based NYU Langone Hospitals has the lowest death rate for heart attack patients in the country, according to CMS data. CMS's "Complications and Deaths-Hospital" database collected provider-level data on complication measures, the CMS patient safety indicators and 30-day death rates for hospitals across the nation. The data cover deaths from July 2020 to June 2023, and was last updated July 31.

20 hospitals with the lowest, highest heart attack death rates

Physicians are increasingly comfortable prescribing weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound as new potential uses emerge, but cost and access challenges remain persistent hurdles. Six updates on weight loss drugs:. 1. Eli Lilly is now selling single-dose vials of Zepbound for about half of its usual monthly list...

6 updates on weight loss drugs

New Mexico State

Santa Fe, NM

The front door of the New Mexico Supreme Court in Santa Fe in Feb. 2022. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM) In a ruling Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected the challenges of two defendants who said county sheriffs’ offices violated their Miranda rights. Specifically, notifying them of their right to an attorney. The Justices ruled that the way detectives phrased the warnings was sufficient.

Miranda warnings valid even if the right to an attorney is not said, NM Justices rule

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

President Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot in 2016, when he was serving as vice president in the Obama administration. President Biden reignited the initiative in 2022, setting a goal to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% in the next 25 years. To support those efforts, the administration has...

4 Biden Cancer Moonshot updates

Georgia State

Winder, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacies is speaking out against Johnson & Johnson's plan to drop upfront discounts for some 340B drugs. The drugmaker notified disproportionate share hospitals Aug. 23 of a new rebate system for its blood thinner Xarelto and anti-inflammatory drug Stelara. The change, set to take effect Oct. 15, would require hospitals to buy the drugs at commercial prices and then submit data via Beacon's claims portal to qualify for a rebate.

Pharmacists slam J&J's plan to end upfront 340B discounts

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Walmart and Amazon both dove into the healthcare space in recent years. Where do things stand now with the top two companies on the Fortune 500 list?. Walmart has largely exited the industry, sharing plans in April to close its 51 Walmart Health Centers and virtual care services. It cited reimbursement challenges and operating costs as reasons for closing.

Recent Walmart, Amazon healthcare moves

NewsRadio WFLA

The Florida law banning minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments is being enforced again this morning after a federal appeals court's decision.

Federal Appeals Court Allows Transgender Health Ban To Move Forward

Missouri State

Salem, MO

Wanda Tatom has resigned from the board of Salem (Mo.) Memorial District Hospital, The Salem News reported. The board accepted the resignation Aug. 27 without publicly providing a reason, according to the report. Ms. Tatom was elected to represent District 3 on the hospital board. She was elected to the...

Missouri hospital board member resigns

Wisconsin State

The District of Columbia has the highest rate of patients who left hospital emergency departments without being seen at 8%, CMS data showed. CMS's "Timely and Effective Care" dataset, updated July 31, tracks the percentage of patients who left an ED before being seen in 2022. The measures apply to children and adults treated at hospitals paid under the inpatient or the outpatient prospective payment systems, as well as hospitals that voluntarily report data on relevant measures for Medicare, Medicare-managed care and non-Medicare patients. Averages include data for Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense hospitals. Learn more about the methodology here.

States with highest, lowest ED 'left without being seen' rates

Bradenton, FL

Andy Guz has been named CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla., effective Sept. 15, according to an Aug. 27 news release. Mr. Guz has served as CEO of Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center since 2016. Under Mr. Guz's leadership, the hospital created its first freestanding emergency department in Fruitville, Fla., and completed a $3 million renovation of its women's center.

Florida hospital appoints CEO

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HHS appeals ruling on hospital website tracking

HHS has appealed a court ruling that disallowed the agency from prohibiting hospital websites' use of consumer-tracking technology. Attorneys with the Justice Department's civil division filed...

HHS appeals ruling on hospital website tracking

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