Editor’s Note: Every five years, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are updated. Most cycles pass with little notice outside nutrition circles. This one will not.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 represent a sharp and unmistakable pivot in federal nutrition policy—away from decades of ambiguity, industry compromise, and over-reliance on ultra-processed foods, and back toward something remarkably simple: real food.
Allegiance Health System (AHS) and its network of hospital facilities announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into an affiliation with Ochsner Health (Ochsner) to enhance patient care coordination and clinical innovation throughout rural Louisiana. This collaboration represents a mutual focus on solving the healthcare challenges facing rural communities, enhancing access to care and improving health outcomes and the quality of life for patients the organizations serve.
After a scientific review of the underlying science, comparing the U.S. child and adolescent immunization schedule with those of peer, developed nations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Acting Director Jim O’Neill has updated the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. The CDC will continue to recommend that all children are immunized against 10 diseases for which there is international consensus, as well as varicella (chickenpox).
FMOL Health and Orion Laboratories announced a joint venture partnership to expand access to Louisiana-based laboratory services for patients and providers across the state. The collaboration aligns FMOL Health’s integrated regional care network and clinical expertise with Orion Laboratories’ local laboratory operations, technology platform, and logistics—supporting a more coordinated lab experience from test ordering through results delivery.
Lane Regional Medical Center announced the promotion of Brittany Casey to chief quality officer (CQO). In her new role, Casey will oversee enterprise-wide quality strategy, regulatory compliance, performance improvement, and organizational excellence initiatives. She will report directly to Frank Corcoran, chief executive officer.
Casey, previously served as director of professional development.
