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Five healthcare developments that came to a halt or were called off during the COVID-19 pandemic:

Healthcare kicked off a lively debate Sept. 30 between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Surgical supplier Owens & Minor revised its earning guidance back to pre-pandemic levels, which one Nasdaq analyst believes is reflective of a "return to normalcy" for healthcare-based investments.

Here are 100 statistics, benchmarks and trends for ambulatory surgery centers in 2020 and beyond.

Healthcare will once again be a key issue for the presidential election in 2020.

Hospitals in North Dakota are facing capacity issues because of non-pandemic cases taxing hospital resources, the Duluth News Tribune reports.

Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota is considering "significant" layoffs and facility closures in response to the financial ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.

After Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente confirmed it would close an ASC and end gastroenterology services at Wailuku Medical Office in Maui, Sept. 23, two unions representing the workers held a virtual town hall to express concerns, The Maui News reports. 

Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of Sept. 21-25:

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente confirmed Sept. 23 it would close an ASC and end gastroenterology services at Wailuku Medical Office, eliminating 28 jobs in the process, Hawaii News Now reports.