AI chatbots could help fight the loneliness endemic, Julian De Freitas, PhD, assistant professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, wrote in an article for The Wall Street Journal.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported an operating loss of $63.2 million (-4.5% margin)in the second quarter, a 49% improvement on the $122.7 million loss (-9.6% margin) reported in the second quarter of 2023.
Karen Knudsen, PhD, CEO of both the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, will transition from the organizations.
A phase 2 trial of ponsegromab has shown promising results in treating cancer cachexia, a condition that leads to severe weight and muscle loss, according to a study published Sept. 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
St.-Louis-based Ascension reported a $79 million operating loss (-0.3% margin) for the 10 months ending April 30, a substantial improvement on the $1.2 billion operating loss in the previous 10-month period.
Jason Troxell has been appointed president of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health's Wisconsin Northwest division.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has made several leadership appointments within its 20-hospital system.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has partnered with Andor Health to deploy its AI-powered virtual care platform, ThinkAndor, with the goal of expanding access to healthcare for rural populations.
Sandy Dugger has been named CEO of Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland, Wyo.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has postponed the closure of Exeter (N.H.) Hospital's advanced life support paramedic intercept program after intervention from the New Hampshire attorney general's office, ABC affiliate WMUR reported