4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (265+ words) New Jersey is allocating $22.325 million through the Reproductive Health Access Fund for fiscal year 2026 to expand and protect reproductive health services. The funding includes $8 million to support reproductive health providers targeted by federal policy, $5.5 million for facility and technology upgrades…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (138+ words) Optum, UnitedHealth Group's services arm, is shuttering three community centers in the Kansas City area. Optum's website showed its Converge KC facility in Kansas City, Mo., the Millcreek facility in Shawnee, Kan., and its North Kansas City, Mo., location as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (684+ words) Employers" commitment to advancing women"s careers continues to decline, and for the first time, fewer women than men are interested in being promoted, according to McKinsey"s "Women in the Workplace 2025" report. The report, conducted in partnership with LeanIn....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (861+ words) While women make up the majority of entry-level roles in healthcare organizations, they accounted for only 35% of C-suite leaders in 2024, according to a recent report from McKinsey. This is up from 29% in 2020. Becker's connected with three hospital and health system…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (399+ words) For healthcare providers, this presents both a challenge and an opportunity. Physicians, nurses and other clinicians are often the first professionals to interact with victims, sometimes without realizing it. Why Physicians Are Uniquely Positioned For many survivors, medical appointments are…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (191+ words) The FDA has approved Eli Lilly's imlunestrant, an oral estrogen receptor antagonist, for the treatment of adults with estrogen receptor positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has progressed following at least one prior endocrine therapy." The approval…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (562+ words) One of the great paradoxes in healthcare is this: Women make up the majority of the workforce and drive most healthcare decisions in U.S. households, yet they remain persistently underrepresented in executive leadership roles. "We don't need everybody to aspire to…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (170+ words) Women in healthcare leadership continue to face outsized challenges " from implicit bias to unequal expectations. However, it's become clear that when women occupy the C-suite, quality, culture and financial performance all benefit. In this session " led by Becker's Vice President…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (146+ words) Women represent 41% of participants in clinical trials investigating cardiovascular health and disease, according to a study published Aug. 31 in JAMA Network Open. Led by researchers from Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, the study analyzed participant data of 1,079 cardiovascular…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (85+ words) Why CNMs matter " and how hospitals in the U.S. can benefit How hospitals and health systems can better integrate midwifery care Managing Back-to-School Respiratory Infections In late summer, tens of millions of children throughout the United States return to school, sharing…...