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Abbott plans $500M formula plant

The baby powder shortage lasted months after Abbott Laboratories shuttered its main manufacturing site for the product, and the company is now planning a new $500 million facility, CBS News reported Oct. 21. 

Medtronic installs 28 GI Genius endoscopy modules at MNGI Digestive Health clinics

Medtronic has installed 28 GI Genius endoscopy modules at seven MNGI Digestive Health clinics across the Twin Cities in Minnesota. 

The future of CVS, Walgreens in the healthcare industry

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Roz Brewer recently suggested that company may be expanding into healthcare technology, while CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said the company is aiming to ultimately touch the “entire spectrum of someone’s health journey.”

4 US Digestive Health moves in 2022

From network expansions to adopting Medtronic’s GI Genius technology, here are four moves from gastroenterology-focused management service organization US Digestive Health that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 20:

4 colonoscopy updates

A five-year project funded by the European Union will investigate the ethical and legal implications of artificial intelligence in colonoscopy and three more colonoscopy stories Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 27:

Voters to decide on healthcare minimum wage increase in 2 California cities

Voters in the Los Angeles County cities of Duarte and Inglewood, Calif., are set to vote Nov. 8 on whether to raise the minimum wage for workers at private hospitals, dialysis centers and other healthcare facilities, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct….

What physicians need to know about Stark Law’s fair market considerations

Understanding fair market value is critical for compliance under Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statutes, The National Law Review reported Oct. 20. 

50+ stats on physician compensation

Here are more than 50 key stats on physician compensation:

9 things to know about Mayfield Brain & Spine

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine has been serving patients in Ohio and Kentucky since 1947. Here are nine things to know about the practice: 

2 independent ASCs under construction in Ohio

Two new independent ASCs are being constructed in Ohio in October: