Richmond, Va.-based physician Salman Akbar, MD, agreed to pay $50,000 in penalties for issuing prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 29.
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Northwell Holdings: Key things to know
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has a venture capital arm that invests in innovative early-stage companies, develops and commercializes internal innovations, and brings new products and medical devices to market.
CFO to CEO pipeline hits new peak
Companies are looking for — and promoting — CFOs with CEO qualities, Fortune reported Sept. 29.
Michigan State U, Henry Ford Health, Brown U launch suicide prevention research center
East Lansing-based Michigan State University, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University established the National Center for Health and Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention Sept. 29, the universities shared in an…
Obama: US has ‘more of a disease care system than a healthcare system’
Precision medicine research is advancing, but the U.S. healthcare system is not nimble in its implementation of new technologies, according to former President Barack Obama.
Microsoft uses AI to predict missed medical appointments
Microsoft says it has an artificial intelligence tool that can predict missed healthcare appointments.
Healthcare for homeless stretching San Francisco resources thin: study
The same small group of San Francisco, Calif.-residents — most of them homeless — frequently cycle through the city’s hospitals and criminal justice system. The cost is high and the health outcomes are poor, according to a recent study reported Sept. 2…
Atlanta Medical Center to close ED in October
Wellstar Health System is closing the emergency department at Atlanta Medical Center Oct. 14 before the hospital shuts down Nov. 1.
At-home test capable of detecting colon cancer available on Amazon
Biomerica’s at-home colon disease screening test is available on Amazon.
Practice admin gets 7 years for opioid distribution
Former Arlington, Va., physician’s office manager Candie Calix, 40, was sentenced to seven years in prison for her role as the ringleader of a decade-long oxycodone distribution network, the Justice Department said Sept. 28.
