Beta blockers may provide no clinical benefit to patients who maintain normal heart function following a heart attack, according to a study published Aug. 30 in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...

Both semaglutide and tirzepatide were shown to “significantly reduce” the risk of hospitalization and all-cause mortality for heart failure patients, according to a study published Aug. 31 in JAMA. ...

September, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will discuss — and potentially vote on — vaccines for COVID-19, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and respiratory ...

Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce, according to a Sept. 1 Arkansas Business report.  Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s ...

Artificial intelligence in nursing is often framed as a way to cut paperwork. But nurse informatics leaders told Becker’s its potential goes beyond that, reshaping nurses’ role, strengthening patient ...

Following almost a decade of decline, prostate cancer incidence in the U.S. increased 3.0% per year between 2014 through 2021, according to a report published Sept. 2 in CA: A Cancer Journal for ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has developed an artificial intelligence model that helps determine which atrial fibrillation patients benefit from blood thinners to prevent stroke. The ...

The University of Texas at San Antonio. The University of Texas System shared plans to merge the two entities into a unified institution in late August 2024. The institution, which is […] ...

Cleveland Clinic is opening applications for the second round of its Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program, an initiative designed to help startups test how quantum computing could be used in ...

CVS and Walgreens are set to require a prescription or not offer COVID-19 vaccines in certain states, in a move to follow guidelines that call for approvals from the CDC, CBS News reported Aug. 29.

Moody’s downgraded Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health’s rating to “A2” from “A1.” The downgrade comes after the termination of Legacy Health’s proposed merger with Portland-based Oregon Health & ...

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can predict amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and anticipate patient survival using data from F-wave ...