Drug distributor Cencora has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Retina Consultants of America, a management services organization (MSO) of retina specialists, from Webster Equity Partners for $4.6 billion.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched the Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery and Innovation, a research center that will focus on immunology and cell engineering with the goal of creating new cancer treatments and autoimmune disease treatments.

Technology company Astrana Health is acquiring certain assets of Prospect Health for $745 million.

The ability to use AI to get past cyber defenses will cause a reset on the tools used to secure healthcare networks, says cybersecurity expert Richard Staynings of the University of Denver.  

Only a quarter of IT leaders and executives are confident about their cyber defense strategies, while a majority are at least somewhat confident, says Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS.