Weight loss drugs have the potential to bankrupt the U.S. healthcare system, according to a May 15 report from Sen. Bernie Sanders' office.

Emergency department nurses are urging the American College of Emergency Physicians to delay the rollout of its ED accreditation program, arguing that the current framework primarily focuses on physician-driven quality standards and could potentially limit the role of nurses. 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care is one of the first health systems in the U.S. to earn a Sustainable Healthcare Certification from The Joint Commission.

On May 15, Global Healthcare Exchange honored 15 healthcare providers and supplies for their "exceptional commitment to advancing healthcare and supporting patients."

Instructions for medical devices are unnecessarily complex, and the federal process for these labels needs an overhaul, according to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. 

Atlanta-based Piedmont reopened its Piedmont Augusta (Ga.) Summerville Campus May 15 after it closed the hospital's emergency department and converted to an outpatient campus more than one year ago.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit reported operating losses of $365 million and $411 million during the three- and nine-month periods ending March 31, 2024, compared to losses of $619 million and $1 billion during the same periods the year prior.

Emplify Health has acquired a clinic in Mondovi, Wis., from Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea Health.

Nurses at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia have approved a new three-year contract that includes signing bonuses.

More job seekers relocated for new positions in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, though rates remain historically low overall, according to a May 16 report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. 

Binghamton, N.Y.-based Guthrie Lourdes Hospital has also been impacted by the ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension as the healthcare organization used to be a part of the organization. 

A University of Michigan study found that on telemedicine calls, a physician's background impacts how the patient perceives the provider — with most patients preferring a physician office background.

A cybersecurity expert said that the ransomware attacks on Change Healthcare and St. Louis-based Ascension has highlighted the healthcare industry's cybersecurity weakness, CNN reported May 15. 

Two pastors at Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System walked out of a May 14 pastor meeting due to disagreements over the governance structure at the health system.

Epic makes sure its product names have a "feeling" and require some thought for people to deduce the meaning, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and St. Louis-based Mercy are working together to examine de-identified patient data in a bid to find new methods for diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases.

Nurses around the country continue to raise their concerns about artificial intelligence use in healthcare, with the country's biggest nursing union calling for a pause on the technology.

Walgreens will sell a low-cost, over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, the company said May 15. 

From a New Jersey physician getting prison his role to a fraud scheme that targeted Amtrak to a former NBA player sentenced to prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the league's healthcare plan, here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since May 6:

Uber is rolling out a new tool called Uber Caregiver, which is designed to make transportation and medication procurement for loved ones more convenient, CNBC reported May 15.