Baxter International, a prominent healthcare and pharmaceutical manufacturer, reports that President Trump's tariffs will likely cost the company $60 million to $70 million this year. Baxter makes a number of pharmaceutical and hospital products, but may be best known for being a leading source of IV fluid bags.
Google Chief Health Officer Karen DeSalvo, MD, says she will be retiring. DeSalvo's career at the company has spanned nearly 6 years and has witnessed some of the most crucial and historical milestones in healthcare, both for the organization and society as a whole.
Nurses at Miami Valley Hospital are working on organizing to form a union, and organizers say they have been coming up against tough pushback from the hospital.
Staffing ratios refer to the number of patients a nurse is responsible for caring for. Nursing advocates across the state have repeatedly tried to get laws passed mandating certain nurse-to-patient ratios for different hospital settings, but few lawmakers have ever backed them.
More than 15,000 nurses in Duluth and the Twin Cities recently launched contract negotiations with area hospitals.
The Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA), who represents nurses with Aspirus St. Luke’s and Essentia Health, held a press conference in St. Paul Thursday morning to go over their concerns.
An MNA representative specifically said they had concerns that hospitals were operating with unsafe staffing, compromising on patient care, and driving experienced nurses out of the profession. Nurses are now pushing for a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio. MNA said that research shows that lower nurse-to-patient assignments reduce hospital infections, readmissions, and deaths, and lowers healthcare costs.
Cigna has announced plans to launch a new specialized GLP-1 pharmacy called ENGUIDE from next month, as the obesity drug class popularized by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly becomes a key component of managed care firms' financials. GLP-1 drugs, which include Novo Nordisk's and Eli Lilly's weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, are a leading cost driver for managed care firms in a market expected to hit more than $100 billion by 2030.