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John Green, MD, won Hawaii's gubernatorial primary for the Democratic party on Aug. 13. 

Lori Tolland, RN, was elected to the Ormond Beach (Fla.) City Commission, the Ormond Beach Observer reported Aug. 23.

CNBC ranked all 50 states based on how good they are for businesses this year, with North Carolina ranking at the top. 

Nineteen states, including California, saw a decrease in job openings during June, while two states saw an increase in openings, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published Aug. 17. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center reopened its newly renovated head and neck, dental and maxillofacial ASC.

Scott Eli Harris, 52, was sentenced to six months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after sending a threatening message to a Baltimore, Md.-based physician who advocated for the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Justice Department said Aug.…

Hackers who have stolen data from Allen, Texas-based Methodist Allen Surgical Center, Mckinney, Texas-based Methodist Craig Ranch Surgical Center and Methodist McKinney Hospital have threatened to post patient data on the dark web. 

Orange County, N.Y.-based Garnet Health is closing four physician practices and laying off 29 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state of New York.

With the U.S. workforce in the midst of the "great resignation," it is critical that employers are aware of the warning signs that they could be losing an employee. 

MOBE, a healthcare company that uses data to better treat its customers and lower health system costs, named former Optum executive Mike Ott as CEO Aug. 23.