Mountain View – – October 14, 2026 -- Level AI has appointed Shane Abeyratne, Senior Vice President of Global Business & Finance Services at Cardinal Health, as the second member of its CX Advisory Board, which launched in August.

Board convenes Fortune 500 leaders to set AI frameworks for contact centers

The CX Advisory Board brings together senior technology and customer experience executives from Fortune 500 companies. Its remit is to develop shared frameworks for how AI is deployed, measured and governed in enterprise customer operations.

Burlington – October 12, 2026 -- Eighty-six percent of 21 heart failure patients at imminent risk of hospital admission were decongested at home without hospitalization using SQ Innovation's subcutaneous furosemide product Lasix ONYU, according to interim results from the investigator-sponsored Gator SCALES-WHF study.

Three patients were admitted within 30 days for additional treatment. The data were presented on October 11 at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Laval – October 12, 2026 -- A six-month pilot of a standardized cirrhosis clinical pathway raised follow-up office visit adherence by 9.0% in relative terms, to 51.1% from 46.9%, across 4,251 patients in five community gastroenterology practices, Bausch Health Companies Inc. and its GI unit Salix Pharmaceuticals announced.

Pune – – September 25, 2026 -- The global N95 mask market is projected to grow from $3.27 billion in 2025 to $11.08 billion by 2034, a 14.52% compound annual growth rate, according to Maximize Market Research.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- The global medical supplies market is projected to grow from $194.76 billion in 2026 to $248.03 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 7.39%, according to new research from MarketsandMarkets.