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.

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine physicians published a paper suggesting three methods to tackle the non-urgent surgery backlog.

Walmart Health said it is opening several new locations in the coming months in Georgia, Chicago and Florida.

Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of Sept. 14-18:

Rockville, Md.-based Center for Innovative GYN Care launched the CIGC Wellness Center, an ASC-based series of programs, The Daily Record reports.

Hurricane Sally forced North Florida Surgery Center in Pensacola to temporarily close for several days.

Sixty-two percent of physicians in the U.S. report their income has decreased since the pandemic began, according to the Medscape "US and International Physicians' COVID-19 Experience Report."

Dr. Stefan Kreuzer's 80-year-old mom needed a hip replacement.

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health closed its outpatient clinics for Sept. 15-16 in advance of Hurricane Sally, Fox 10 reports.

A Minnesota physician was robbed and shot in a hospital parking ramp on Sept. 14, according to a report in the Star Tribune.

Researchers found that Black patients were less likely to use freestanding ASCs in New York and Florida, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.