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Hospital Supply Chain Disruptions

How Health Systems Can Mitigate the Impact of Tariffs or Hospital Supply Chain Disruptions | By Kelley Jacobsen, Sr VP, Supply Chain & Shared Services, TRIMEDX

While the impact of tariffs is currently the question at the forefront of healthcare executives’ minds, health systems can take proactive steps to protect themselves from supply chain disruptions of all sorts—including material shortages, labor strikes, or public health emergencies. Any of these scenarios could lead health systems to face higher costs and delayed access to supplies and parts, which can impact hospital efficiency and patient care.

Market Reports

City of Hope Opens Trial to Test Bone Medication for Early Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

“This is an exciting new application of a known medication that, in addition to potentially protecting and/or expanding the beta cells that remain in early type 1 diabetes patients, might also be able to help other patients with diabetes to increase beta cell number and/or function,” said Fouad R. Kandeel, M.D., Ph.D., the Arthur D. Riggs Distinguished Chair in Diabetes & Metabolism Research at City of Hope and the trial’s co-principal investigator. “We are actively working to enroll qualified patients and look forward to seeing where this trial leads us.”

Biotechnology News

Funding Rounds

Executives On The Move

ITM

ITM Appoints Dr. Celine Wilke Chief Medical Officer

“Celine brings a wealth of experience in advancing radiopharmaceutical precision oncology treatments from early development through to regulatory approval. As she steps into the leadership of our medical team, her expertise will be instrumental in progressing our pipeline and delivering new treatment options for patients,” said Dr. Andrew Cavey, Chief Executive Officer of ITM.

Imaging

Bracco Diagnostics Announces Significant Upgrades to its Innovative HeartSee™ Software

“These improvements underscore our dedication to supporting physicians in making informed decisions that improve patient outcomes. We believe the new features of HeartSee will set a new standard in cardiac care, helping to detect and treat coronary artery disease more effectively and efficiently than ever before,” said Derek Steptoe, Senior Manager of Nuclear Cardiology, Bracco.

Mergers / Acquisitions

Boston Scientific Closes Acquisition of Axonics

Meghan Scanlon, senior vice president and president, Urology, Boston Scientific. “By closing this acquisition, we’re pleased to welcome the Axonics team into Boston Scientific. The addition of the Axonics product portfolio enables us to expand into sacral neuromodulation, a high-growth adjacency for our Urology business, while bringing a comprehensive portfolio of products to patients around the world who are seeking tailored treatment options based on their life stage and incontinence severity.”

Boston Scientific Announces Agreement to Acquire Cortex, Inc.

Nick Spadea-Anello, global president, Electrophysiology, Boston Scientific said, “We believe the addition of the Cortex technology complements our electrophysiology portfolio with a differentiated cardiac mapping offering to assist with complex AF cases.”

Hospitals In the News

Covenant Health Fort Sanders Regional 1st in Tennessee to Bring Perimeter Medical Imaging AI’s Pioneering Technology to Surgery

“OCT technology enhances the level of care I am able to provide and has become a valuable tool in the operating room,” said Dr. Ana Wilson, a surgical oncologist with Covenant Health Fort Sanders Regional. “It allows me to make patient-specific surgical decisions in real-time and potentially reduce the likelihood of my patients returning for a second surgery.”

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Non-Profit News

Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade: (2011 to 2021)

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine conducted a comprehensive study using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey between 2011 and 2021, which surveyed 88,183 adolescents in grades nine through 12. Researchers focused on the overall time trends in use of marijuana as well as variations by gender, race/ethnicity, and school grade. These data provide important insights into the changing landscape of marijuana use among American youth.

New Study Shows Durability of Minimally Invasive Procedure to Combat Knee Pain

Published today in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology during Pain Awareness Month, the study of genicular artery embolization (GAE) followed 40 patients with moderate-to-severe symptomatic knee OA after their GAE treatment and measured pain scores throughout the 24-month study period. The patients were not candidates for total knee replacement.

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