Alexandra Murphy

The FDA has accepted Stealth BioTherapeutics’ resubmission of its new drug application for elamipretide, a treatment for Barth syndrome.  The agency set an earlier review target date of Sept. 26, ahead of the Feb. 15 deadline, according to an Aug. 21 news release from the drugmaker.  Approximately 150 people in…

A study has found that adults with obesity taking GLP-1 receptor agonists may face significantly lower risk of developing certain cancers.  The cohort study was led by researchers from the Indiana School of Medicine in Indianapolis and the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville and published Aug. 21…

Summer of 2025 was an unusual one for health system leaders across the country that, in many ways, seemed to move both slowly and abruptly at once. Here are seven of the many questions that health system CEOs are facing as the season winds down and the effects of one…

Larry deGhetaldi, MD, former president and CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s Santa Cruz division, died Aug. 10 at age 69, Lookout Santa Cruz reported Aug. 20.  He served in the role for 21 years, according to the report. Dr. deGhetaldi’s work contributed to the 2015 congressional passage of the…

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has added a new organ donor registration feature to its MyChart platform. The feature allows patients to register as organ, eye and tissue donors through the National Donate Life Registry directly within the hospital’s EHR system. This enhancement is the first of its kind for Florida…

Union activity in healthcare in 2025 has seen more than two dozen strikes reported as of Aug. 22.  Twenty-five strikes reported by Becker’s Hospital Review this year: Note: This article was created Feb. 20 and last updated on Aug. 22.  1. Members of SEIU 1199NE at Care New England’s Butler…

For Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health, the promise of virtual nursing lies in keeping rural hospitals staffed and sustainable. Recruiting nurses in smaller communities has long been a challenge, and the system sees remote roles as one way to extend careers, ease workloads and give bedside staff much-needed support. “In…

The president and CEO of Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health has exited the role after less than five months. Steve Baker, who had served as president and CEO since April 1, is no longer with the organization, effective immediately, according to an Aug. 21 health system news release. Before taking the…

Members of Teamsters Local 332 are set to hit the picket line Sept. 1 at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Mich., which will mark the second strike in Henry Ford Health’s 110-year history. In an Aug. 21 Facebook post, the union said 93% of the bargaining unit rejected…

A Tennessee health system struck a deal to acquire its 25th hospital and Temple Health increased its ownership stake in a Philadelphia hospital.  Here are two health system M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of Aug. 18: 1. The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors signed a definitive asset purchase…