A patient at a WVU Medicine facility has tested positive for Candida auris, a spokesperson for the Morgantown, W.Va.-based health system confirmed to CBS affiliate WDTV Dec. 8.
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The street drug alarming physicians that's 10x more potent than fentanyl
Nitazenes, a group of highly potent, synthetic drugs made in the 1950s as opioid analgesics, are becoming more commonly used in street drugs. In some cases, it can even be 10 times more potent than fentanyl.
Novartis reports success in phase 3 trial of drug for rare kidney disease
Pharmaceutical maker and biotechnology company Novartis is reporting positive topline results from a phase 3 trial of a drug to treat a rare kidney disease.
Scripps posts $36.6M annual loss as labor costs grow 11%
San Diego-based Scripps Health reported a $36.6 million operating loss (-0.9% margin) for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, down from an operating gain of $49.3 million (1.2% margin) in the prior fiscal year, according to financial documents published De…
Moody's hits Walgreens with downgrade amid healthcare bet
Credit ratings agency Moody’s cut Walgreens Boots Alliance’s credit rating to junk as the pharmacy store chain looks to expand its retail care offerings, Bloomberg reported Dec. 11.
Workers set to strike at 4 Prime hospitals
Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to launch a five-day strike Dec. 20 affecting four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern California.
Health systems seeking IT leaders
Health systems in Maryland and Virginia are seeking IT leaders.
PeaceHealth to shutter clinic
PeaceHealth will close its Lacamas Clinic in Camas, Wash., on Dec. 15.
Corewell Health selects children's hospital president
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health has named Robert Fitzgerald, MD, president of its Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
Furloughed prisoner may have escaped UPMC hospital with employee's car
A furloughed prisoner escaped custody Dec. 9 while receiving medical treatment at Erie, Pa.-based UPMC Hamot, according to local reports. Now, police are investigating whether he stole a hospital employee’s car to skip town.
