From April 14 through April 27, the variant, labeled KP.2, makes up about 25% of the cases in the U.S. That makes it the new dominant variant in the country, overtaking JN.1.
Regulatory agencies have been racing against the clock to finalize some of their most consequential policies, such as abortion data privacy, antidiscrimination protections for transgender patients and nursing home minimum staffing.
Some health systems have recovered from the pandemic much better than others, and those with healthier margins tend to be the ones that made a stronger push into outpatient care.
The Healey administration's top healthcare official said the property and leasing of Steward Health Care hospitals is complicating efforts to find a buyer.
"Networking is more than just having a membership in a professional association," says Susan RoAne, a keynote speaker and best-selling author of How to Work a Room and The Secrets of Savvy Networking.