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University of Florida Health is restructuring operations by transferring 299 nutrition and food service positions to an external vendor across its four hospitals to optimize efficiency.

Merck announces a new organizational structure for its Human Health unit, creating dedicated Oncology and Specialty, Pharma & Infectious Diseases Business Units to drive commercial success in hospital pharmaceutical portfolios.

Columbia Asia Hospital Tebrau in Johor Bahru introduces robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery to enhance precision and patient outcomes, alongside plans for NCD focus and facility expansion.

Laos Ministry of Health is transforming public hospitals into self-governing entities to improve service standards, resource allocation, and attract more patients.

The European Medicines Agency has updated information on critical pharmaceuticals Wezenla ustekinumab and Cejemly sugemalimab, impacting hospital procurement and patient care across Europe.

Merck partners with Mayo Clinic to leverage AI, advanced analytics, and multimodal clinical data for accelerating drug discovery and precision medicine initiatives.

US medical device firm Edwards Lifesciences has voluntarily terminated its controversial anti-copycat policy, thereby escaping a formal European Commission investigation impacting hospital procurement of cardiovascular devices.

Hospitals' mandated price postings under Trump policies are primarily utilized by insurers for contract negotiations rather than patient shopping, amid ongoing compliance issues and regulatory enhancements.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited achieved a 28% year-over-year increase in international patient revenues for Q3FY26, driven by diversification into new markets like Africa, West Asia, and Southeast Asia, offsetting declines from Bangladesh.[3]

Picard Medical will unveil first in vitro and in vivo evaluation data for SynCardia’s electromechanical total artificial heart on February 16, 2026, at the EUMS summit in Barcelona, advancing treatments for advanced heart failure.