News 6/2/25
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Online health and wellness prescription delivery company Hims & Hers Health lays off 68 employees in an effort to adjust to changing market demand and competition from other online prescribers of popular weight-loss drugs.
The San Francisco-based company, which had offered consumers access to compounded versions of prescription weight-loss drugs before they were banned by the FDA, inked a deal with Novo Nordisk last month to begin offering its popular Wegovy medication to Hims & Hers customers.
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AristaMD promotes Jeff Taylor to VP of product management.
Announcements and Implementations
Southwest Michigan Dermatology selects practice management and patient engagement software from NextGen Healthcare.
Sohar Health announces GA of Network Status to offer behavioral health providers instant verification of a patient’s insurance benefits.
Alliance Spine and Pain Centers (GA) implements AI-powered contact center software from EClinicalWorks.
Other
In New York, the Oneida County Department of Mental Health launches the CARES app to offer residents access to mental and behavioral healthcare and community resources. The county worked with OCV to develop the app.
The local news profiles former radiologist and lifelong space enthusiast Gretchen Green, MD after her flight with Blue Origin. Green, who currently helps physicians build expert witness businesses, attended Space Camp in 1986 and now works with the US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation.
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