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Healthcare Brew | Healthcare Industry News & Trends
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (661+ words) Happy Wednesday. Johnson & Johnson this week offered up $5.5 billion to settle most of the remaining claims that its talc-based baby powder led to ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical and medtech giant has been dealing with litigation on the matter since 2009, though…...
Signed and Scrubbed: July 2026 hospital M&A
3+ min ago (307+ words) Two California health systems officially established a new joint system this month. Welcome back to Signed and Scrubbed, a monthly roundup of hospital deals, developments, and bankruptcies. Here’s your July 2026 roundup. AdventHealth/Intermountain Health. Altamonte Springs, Florida-based AdventHealth and Salt…...
AI 411: July 2026
5+ min ago (244+ words) Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here. Welcome back to AI 411, a monthly roundup of tech announcements from across the healthcare industry. Big tech dominated this month, as OpenAI and Nvidia both had healthcare-related news. Here’s your rundown on…...
The rise and consequences of PBM vertical integration
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (801+ words) Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have come under a lot of pressure lately. They’re accused of raising drug costs and pushing independent pharmacies toward closure. But how did they get so much power? PBMs negotiate drug prices on behalf of health…...
Rural health innovations
1+ week, 2+ day ago (575+ words) Welcome back! Last week, the FDA approved a Merck drug, Lipfendra, that’s designed to lower cholesterol. This is another win in cardiometabolic treatment, though GLP-1s continue to take center stage. The medication will cost $315 for a 30-day supply, a cheaper…...
Some telehealth GLP-1 prescriptions have little clinician oversight, little regulation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (825+ words) Amid limited insurance coverage for pricey GLP-1s, some patients are turning to the internet. But a secret shopper study published in JAMA on July 6 found that telehealth GLP-1 vendors often don’t require a patient to talk with a clinician before…...
Doctors want to use wearables data. Health, regulatory systems aren’t ready.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (565+ words) If a wearable shares health information but no doctor is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Every day, wearables track millions of data points about consumers’ health. But, for the most part, doctors don’t access that information....
AstraZeneca’s head of sustainability on the pharma giant’s climate efforts
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (288+ words) This week’s Making Rounds spotlights Pam Cheng, EVP of global operations and IT, and chief sustainability officer at AstraZeneca. Cheng was tapped to head the pharmaceutical giant’s sustainability efforts three years ago after joining in 2015. She has worked in operations,…...
Touching base on tech
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (498+ words) It’s Wednesday, and if you’re looking for more ways to stay sharp as you age besides healthy eating and sudoku puzzles, good news! A recent study found people over age 80 who walk quickly have slower cognitive aging. So, just pretend…...
AI 411: June 2026
3+ week, 2+ day ago (288+ words) Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here. Welcome back to AI 411, a monthly roundup of tech announcements from across the healthcare industry. A few major technology companies made announcements this month, including Microsoft and Philips. But we’re only just…...