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Pioneering surgeon and Holocaust survivor George Berci, MD, died Aug. 30 at age 103. 

The older adult population is expected to reach 82.1 million by 2050, yet less than 1% of physicians specialize in their care, according to a recent study of Americans over the age of 65. 

Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. workers have witnessed or have firsthand knowledge of colleagues expressing unethical behavior, according to a Sept. 4 Gallup article.

Starting Oct. 1, a Louisiana law will classify drugs used for abortion — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled substances, requiring hospitals to store them in locked cabinets, The Washington Post reported Sept. 17. 

Portland, Maine-based Saint Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence, a post-acute facility and subsidiary of Portland-based MaineHealth Maine Medical Center, will close Sept. 20 to create a path for an updated facility to offer stronger long-term care

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Boston-based Mass General Brigham are strengthening their affiliation to expand access to specialty care for Florida residents. 

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University, both based in Houston, have partnered to launch a new operational research initiative aimed at improving cancer care operations with data. 

A team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City identified a new, rare form of small cell lung cancer, found primarily in patients who have no history of smoking.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City has appointed two oncology chiefs. 

McLaren Bay Region, a 415-bed hospital in Bay City, Mich., is consolidating services and employees, citing "transformational changes affecting the global healthcare industry."