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Plantation, Fla. – September 16, 2026 -- LUX Infusion has acquired two ambulatory infusion centers, South Jersey Pediatric and Adult Infusion Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Northeast Infusion Therapy in Latham, New York, expanding its clinician-led network into two new states.

LUX Infusion adds two ambulatory infusion centers to its national network

The Plantation, Florida-based company, a portfolio holding of Frazier Healthcare Partners, said the acquisitions extend its footprint of ambulatory infusion centers (AICs) focused on physician-ordered and medically prescribed infusion therapies.

South Jersey center serves both pediatric and adult patients in Cherry Hill

South Jersey Pediatric and Adult Infusion Center delivers physician-ordered infusion services in an outpatient setting serving both pediatric and adult populations, with emphasis on medical supervision and coordination with referring physicians.

New York – September 15, 2026 -- Global Action to End Smoking has issued a grant to The University of Chicago to expand smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction support for prospective living kidney donors, aiming to increase the pool of eligible donors amid a severe organ shortage.

Kidney demand vastly outstrips supply as nearly 4,000 died waiting in 2023

More than 109,000 people are on the U.S. organ transplant waiting list, with roughly 95,000 awaiting a kidney, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations reported that nearly 4,000 individuals died in 2023 while waiting for a kidney donation. Because donation centers typically require donors to abstain from smoking before surgery due to elevated complication risks, tobacco use disqualifies otherwise willing living donors.

Baltimore – September 15, 2026 -- Sixty percent of health plans collect social drivers of health (SDoH) screening data, yet just 7% describe their organizations as "very effective" at converting that data into action, according to new research from Sage Growth Partners.

The consultancy surveyed 50 health plan leaders for a report titled "From SDoH Data to Maternal Health Action," the third and final installment in its State of Maternal & NICU Care 2026 series. Eighty percent of respondents said they are only "somewhat confident" in their ability to use the SDoH data they already hold.

New York – September 15, 2026 -- The Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) has endorsed a National Kidney Foundation (NKF) quality measure that tracks annual kidney testing for adults with diabetes and/or high blood pressure, a move aimed at closing a diagnostic gap affecting an estimated 37 million U.S. adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Measure tracks two annual tests for at-risk adults aged 18 to 85

The endorsed measure, Rate of Annual Kidney Health Evaluation Among Adults with Diabetes and/or Hypertension, monitors whether patients receive both an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) blood test and a urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) test within a measurement year. The combination helps clinicians identify CKD and assess risk of disease progression and cardiovascular complications.