Dr. Terrie E. Inder will be chairwoman of the newly named Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Read full story

Peter J. Healy will take over in August as chief executive officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, replacing Joseph Morrissey who stepped down in December after a decade at the hospital’s leader. Read full story

Can a four-minute video on empathy prompt a change in the culture on a unit where staff members have demonstrated apathy to patient needs? Read full story

State inspectors found filthy conditions and patients left unattended on Quincy Medical Center’s psychiatric ward for seniors, prompting regulators to temporarily prohibit admissions to the unit last month while the hospital fired at least two managers. Read full story

Two of Boston’s landmark AIDS organization’s are joining forces, announcing Thursday a “strategic partnership” between Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts that leaders say will improve care at a time when people are living longer with the virus, while bolstering the stability of services amid shrinking federal and state funding. Read full story

Cheryl Bartlett, a nurse and longtime community health leader, was tapped Wednesday to be Massachusetts’ new public health commissioner. Bartlett, a Hyannis resident, has been the state’s acting health commissioner since May, following the departure of acting commissioner Dr. Lauren Smith Read full story

UMass Medical School psychologist Sherry Pagoto says the American Medical Association’s labelling of obesity as a disease is “a necessary call to action.” Read full story

A study published Monday found that, among some of the most expensive patients, a large majority of hospital costs may be unavoidable. Read full story

The move is the latest example of a community hospital seeking to join a larger health care network as the medical market consolidates. Read full story

Dr. Robert Gabbay has led various projects investigating new models in health care in Pennsylvania, where he is director of the Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity. Read full story