Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences

Melbourne – October 22, 2026 -- Telix will hold an in-person Research and Development Day in New York City on October 22, 2026, followed by a Capital Markets Day in Melbourne on October 22, 2026, giving institutional investors two scheduled windows into its strategy and pipeline.

Telix opens its New York R&D Day to institutional investors and analysts on September 22

The session runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT and will cover the company's therapeutic and precision medicine pipeline, along with scientific, clinical and strategic developments across the portfolio. Attendance is in person only and requires advance registration. Venue, agenda and presentation materials will go to registered attendees.

Melbourne – October 22, 2026 -- Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) runs seven facility groups across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, anchored by 29 accredited radiopharmacies in the United States, to deliver radiopharmaceutical doses to patients before the products decay. The short half-life of these products makes efficient manufacturing and logistics a prerequisite for timely delivery.

RLS network delivers patient doses from 29 U.S. sites

The RLS Radiopharmacies network is accredited by The Joint Commission. Each site is staffed by Nuclear Pharmacists, Radiation Safety Officers and a dedicated courier fleet.

Seneffe and Yokohama anchor commercial supply in Europe and Asia Pacific

TMS Seneffe, in Belgium's RadioPharma Valley, is one of the largest GMP production facilities of its kind in Europe and Telix's primary manufacturing site for the region. It includes a dedicated laboratory for alpha therapies.

AUSTIN – October 22, 2026 -- Hand to Hold, a national nonprofit supporting neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) families, will hold its 2026 National NICU Mental Health Conference virtually on November 4–5, with free attendance for NICU parents and continuing education credits for NICU professionals across all conference sessions.

Two keynote speakers address compassion, grief and healing

Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez, a trauma-informed leadership coach, and J.S. Park, a hospital chaplain and author, will headline the two-day program. Both will focus on compassion, navigating grief and finding healing.

Eight sessions target both families and NICU staff

The program mixes clinical-practice topics with parent perspectives:

Nashville – October 22, 2026 -- The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) installed Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, as president, placing a county health chief and former Medicaid adviser at the head of an organization representing 124,500 family physicians, residents and medical students.

Davis brings Medicaid policy and county public health experience to the AAFP presidency

Davis is chief health officer for Montgomery County, Maryland. She previously served as vice chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), advising Congress, the secretary of Health and Human Services and states on Medicaid policy.

She was also vice president of health equity at Aledade, where she worked to reduce disparities in primary care, and medical director at CHI Health Care in Maryland. As a White House Fellow, she worked to better align the nation's food and health safety nets.

OMAHA – October 22, 2026 -- Signature Performance will begin revenue cycle support for four rural Washington state hospitals under a new partnership with Rural Health Enterprise (RHE), with potential to extend across RHE's broader network.

Signature Performance targets revenue capture and workflow efficiency at four hospitals

The Omaha-based company will deploy revenue cycle expertise, technology-enabled solutions and operational capabilities for RHE member hospitals. The stated goals are stronger revenue capture, streamlined workflows, reduced administrative complexity and improved financial performance. The initial phase is expected to cover four hospitals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

VERO BEACH – October 22, 2026 -- Watercrest Senior Living Group, founded in 2012, ranks No. 23 on the 2026 Fortune Top 25 Best Large Workplaces in Aging Services: Senior Housing and Care. The company says it is the highest-ranked senior living organization founded in the past two decades on the list.

Ranking draws on survey feedback from more than 217,000 U.S. employees

Fortune compiled the list with Great Place To Work®. The ranking rests on employee survey responses from more than 217,000 U.S. workers in aging services. It rewards organizations where staff report feeling valued, respected and supported.

Watercrest holds nine consecutive years of Great Place to Work certification

The Fortune placement adds to a nine-year run of Great Place to Work certification. Marc Vorkapich, principal and CEO, said serving associates is fundamental to serving residents. He made the point as the company marks 14 years since its founding.

Gothenburg – October 22, 2026 -- The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) now runs more than 15 Surgical Science simulators across its training center and annual meeting, as the two organizations mark 10 years of partnership.

The anniversary will be celebrated at the CHEST 2026 Annual Meeting in Phoenix and year-round at the CHEST Simulation and Training Facility in Glenview, Illinois. CHEST serves more than 18,000 members worldwide in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.

Co-developed BRONCH Express brings portable bronchoscopy training

The partners co-developed the BRONCH Express, a portable table-top simulator built for hands-on bronchoscopy skills and procedures. It extends training beyond the fixed installations at the Glenview center and the annual event.

CANTON, Mass. – October 22, 2026 -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company, has introduced triple-plan bundles for small employers in Massachusetts and Maine, along with a new EPO product for small businesses in New Hampshire and Maine, as part of its 2027 offerings.

Small group bundles extend large-employer features to companies with fewer than 50 staff

The bundles are aimed at employers with fewer than 50 employees in Massachusetts and Maine. They carry comprehensive access, choice and value-added services that Harvard Pilgrim previously reserved for its larger employer clients.

Each bundle includes competitive plan designs, new tiered network products, expanded decision support tools and a no-fee Health Savings Account (HSA). By grouping three plans together, the insurer aims to simplify employers' coverage decisions while giving employees a range of 2027 options.

EDEN PRAIRIE – October 22, 2026 -- Third-party testing laboratory DDL has appointed Amy Miller as Senior Director of Lab Support Services & Scientific Affairs and Bob Anderson as Director of Lab Operations, adding a combined 58 years of industry experience to its GMP testing business.

Miller brings 28 years of analytical and marketing leadership from CDMO and device settings

Miller's background spans global pharmaceutical component and medical device manufacturing, service partnerships and CDMO environments. DDL said her analytical services strategy expertise will help it extend testing services to evolving pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery needs.

ARLINGTON, Va. – October 22, 2026 -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has named Daniel Edney, MD, state health officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, as its 84th president. He succeeds Manisha Juthani, MD, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Edney plans to focus on maternal and infant health and rural health

Edney intends to center his presidency on maternal and infant health, rural health and promoting the work of states and territories. He said the nation's public health leaders face increasingly complex challenges and that he will work with colleagues on policies and partnerships to support a healthier nation.