Bundibugyo Ebola
Nigeria Reports First Bundibugyo Ebola Case as Global Outbreak Tops 9,700
Authorities are tracking 53 people who had contact with the patient. The outbreak has reached 9,735 confirmed cases and is the second-largest recorded.
Ruth Kaplan
Health systems correspondent.
Ruth Kaplan covers hospitals, health systems and the business of care for Clinical Observer. She writes from published reporting, filings and official statements.
Ebola Bundibugyo
Swiss national is first Ebola Bundibugyo case in Nigeria
The 42-year-old woman travelled from Uganda to Abuja and tested positive on October 20. Forty-four contacts have been identified, mostly health workers.
Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham cuts staff and halves Home Hospital
The Boston Globe reports the system will cut its Home Hospital program to no more than 30 patients, down from about 70 in 2024, while losing about $30 million a year.
FDA software guidance
FDA finalizes software labeling guidance for drug sponsors
The notice explains which software outputs distributed by sponsors of prescription drugs and drug-led combination products fall under FDA labeling rules.
Bundibugyo Ebola
Nigeria confirms travel-linked Ebola case as Africa CDC calls crisis meeting
The Bundibugyo-strain case involves a woman who fell ill after arriving from Uganda; officials are monitoring 44 contacts and no approved vaccine or treatment exists.
Ebola regional outbreak
Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
A woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive in Abuja. Kenya recorded its ninth linked infection the same day, and the DRC count exceeded 9,000 cases.
Midwest hospital mergers
Nonprofit hospital mergers expand across the Midwest
HealthPartners and Essentia plan a 22-hospital system in Minnesota, while Rush and Endeavor seek a 12-hospital Chicago system, amid regulatory reviews.
FDA advisory committees
FDA Adds Advisers as Review Finds Pharma Ties
A Health Affairs Scholar analysis found nearly 40 percent of FDA advisory meetings over two decades had patient or consumer reps tied to pharma-funded groups; most ties were not disclosed.
Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham Nurses Withdraw Strike Notice
The union will vote on a final contract offer, while MGB also manages an insurance network change and a network outage.
