In 2024, pharmacies dispensed an estimated $265 billion in specialty medications — an 8% increase from the year prior, according to Drug Channels.  Compared to 2023, BrightSpring Health Services ...

A federal judge in Texas has upheld the FDA’s decision to remove GLP-1 drugs, including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, from its drug shortage list, rejecting a bid by compounding pharmacies to ...

Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health has broken ground on a $30 million neighborhood hospital in Bridgeport, Va. The planned two-story, 40,000-square-foot facility will offer 24/7 emergency ...

Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital is transitioning to an Epic EHR system. The switch is expected to be completed by mid-2027, according to a June 19 news release shared with Becker’s ...

South Carolina has approved Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health’s certificate-of-need application for a 20-bed hospital in Greenville. The outpatient-focused hospital will offer a range of ...

A new report from Vizient highlighted the 10 drug shortages placing the most pressure on U.S. hospitals, with the injectable lorazepam topping the list for both general and pediatric facilities. The ...

University of Miami Health System, based in Miami, has extended its partnership with the Miami Marlins, continuing its role as the team’s official medical provider. As part of the agreement, ...

A federal judge has ruled that a man accused of stealing patient data from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger can represent himself in court. Max Vance has been charged with downloading the protected ...

The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, Calif., is partnering with the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School in Los Angeles to launch an integrated MD/MBA program.  The ...

The median salary for hospital pharmacists in 2024 was $149,240, a 3.44% increase from $144,270, the 2023 average, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2024, hospitals employed 28 ...

The former CFO of Loretto Hospital in Chicago is charged with multiple co-conspirators in a suspected COVID-19 testing fraud and kickback scheme, multiple media outlets reported. Anosh Ahmed, MD, who ...

The owner of a Chicago laboratory was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $14 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. What happened?