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January 4, 2026

FDA’s first new motion sickness drug in decades may matter more for GLP-1 side effects

The FDA’s Dec. 30 approval of Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ Nereus (tradipitant) adds a rare new option to a category that has leaned for decades on older anticholinergics and antihistamines, including the scopolamine patch and over-the-counter products such as meclizine and dimenhydrinate. In reporting on the decision, Reuters noted the approval as the first new...

January 4, 2026

Guthrie expands hospital president’s role

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie has appointed Jennifer Yartym as president of Guthrie Corning (N.Y.) Hospital, effective Jan. 1. Ms. Yartym will continue serving as president of Guthrie Cortland (N.Y.) Medical Center, a role she has held since 2019, according to a Jan. 2 health system LinkedIn post. She previously spent 19 years at Corning Hospital, including time as vice...

January 4, 2026

The business case for ambulatory growth, despite lower pay

Health system C-suites across the U.S. are targeting ambulatory care expansion for 2026 as pressure mounts to lower cost of care and deliver on value-based promises. Even the nation’s largest health systems are strengthening their ambulatory footprints. Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, which operates in 28 states, is focused on outpatient growth. “Our best...

January 4, 2026

20,000 nurses at 12 New York City hospitals give strike notice

The New York State Nurses Association delivered 10-day strike notices Jan. 2 to 12 hospitals in New York City. Here are seven things to know: 1. If agreements are not reached, as many as 20,000 nurses could strike Jan. 12. This would mark the largest nurse strike in city history, according to a Jan. 2 union news release. 2. The notices followed the expiration of union...

January 3, 2026