New York City Nurses And Hospitals Dig In During Strike’s Second Week
New York City Nurses And Hospitals Dig In During Strike’s Second Week
Publish Date: 2026-01-21 12:00:00
Source Domain: www.forbes.com
Here’s a summary of the article with key points:
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New York City Nurses’ Strike:
- Large-scale strike involving nearly 15,000 nurses at major hospital systems.
- Striking to improve staffing, pay, and security amidst rising violence.
- Contract expired on December 31.
- Hospitals have spent over $100 million on temporary nurses.
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Yann LeCun’s New AI Startup Focused on Healthcare:
- Yann LeCun, prominent AI expert, launches Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs.
- Focused on developing “world models” of AI technology.
- Significant emphasis on healthcare, initial partnerships with health tech startups like Nabla.
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Epic’s Predictive Tools:
- Launch of new predictive tools called ‘Curiosity’.
- Tool driven by analysis of over 100 billion patient records.
- Aimed to improve operational efficiency and quality of medical care.
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Zarminali Pediatrics Fundraising:
- Raised $110 million led by Healthier Capital for expanding tech-enabled pediatric care.
- Raises total funding to $150 million.
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Additional Highlights:
- Lawsuit against Epic raising medical privacy concerns.
- High prescription rates for GLP-1 medications in U.S.
- GSK’s acquisition of Rapt Therapeutics for $2.2 billion.
- Moderna-Merck vaccine showed promising results in slowing relapse and death from metastatic melanoma.
