After Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced the price of its recently approved amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment, the drugmaker’s co-CEOs told Politico why it costs $158,000 for one patient’s annual supply.
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Gastro Health secures 4th Ohio practice
Gastro Health finalized a partnership with Springfield Gastroenterology in Ohio.
Helios breaks ground on $5B medical campus
Helios, a hospital operator owned by Bad Homburg, Germany-based Fresenius Medical Care, has broken ground on its new $5 billion Las Vegas medical campus, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Oct. 4.
7 recent donations to hospitals
The following hospitals and care centers have received donations or grants since Sept. 28:
Mayo Clinic to increase some wages by 6%
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is boosting pay 6 percent for some workers, marking its largest across-the-board wage jump in two decades, the Star Tribune reported Oct. 5.
Top 1% of small cities in America, ranked
Seven Massachusetts cities made the top 1 percent of the best small U.S. cities to live in, according to financial website WalletHub.
2 hospitals to join U of Kansas Health System
Olathe (Kan.) Health, a two-hospital system, has signed a letter of intent to join The University of Kansas Health System.
Indianapolis hospital implements visitor restrictions to prepare for rise in RSV cases
Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital for Children is preparing for a rise in respiratory syncytial virus cases by adjusting visitation policies and expanding its pediatric intensive care unit, WishTV reported Oct. 5.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital to close labor and delivery unit
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital is permanently closing its labor and delivery unit, Super Talk Mississippi Media reported Oct. 5.
New York hospital virtual ‘symptom checker’ aims to reduce patient wait times
Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health has launched a digital symptom checker that will allow patients to assess and triage their symptoms virtually.
