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Maia Anderson

Maia is a Minnesota-based senior reporter and founding reporter of Healthcare Brew, where she covers the pharmacy industry, women’s health, digital health, and how venture capital is shaping healthcare. She previously worked as a fellow covering the aerospace industry at Insider, as well as a healthcare reporter for Becker's Hospital Review. She has won an award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her work.

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Tech

Clinicians are using AI without guidance. What are the risks?

Unregulated AI use could leave healthcare institutions vulnerable to HIPAA violations, cyberattacks, experts say.

GLPs
Pharma

Pharma companies home in on GLP-2s and GLP-3s in race to innovate on obesity treatments

Companies are looking at combining several hormone-like molecules to boost results.

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Direct Care

What states are prioritizing with their first year of Rural Health Transformation funding

Though each state is allowed to create its own initiatives, there are some common themes nationwide.

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Payers

A look at Medicare Advantage: Why it was created, and how it’s performed

The program has become a hot topic as government spending on it continues to rise.

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Hospitals & Facilities

AstraZeneca’s head of sustainability on the pharma giant’s climate efforts

The company has set lofty goals, including decarbonizing its value chain by 2030.

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Retail Pharmacies

Pharma execs look back on the first half of 2026

We spoke with leaders on how they’ve fared so far this year and what they’re focused on next.

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Retail Pharmacies

Retail pharmacy leaders reflect on the first half of 2026

The sector’s landscape has changed rapidly in the last few years.

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Direct Care

What PCOS’s name change means for healthcare

The new name opens research on the condition up to more NIH funding, an expert explains.

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Direct Care

CHG Healthcare CEO talks combatting burnout and workforce shortages

The company wants to keep physicians in the field of medicine for as long as possible, she said.

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Medicare

What CMS’s hospice and home health Medicare freeze means for the industry

The Trump administration has paused new enrollment in the areas for six months.