Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, delivered a petition to Berkshire Health Systems CEO Darlene Rodowicz Oct. 23 as they continue negotiations for a new labor c…
One month after the second ever pig-to-human heart transplant was performed, the heart is functioning on its own and there are no signs of rejection, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Oct. 21.
John Apovian, MD, a Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center cardiac pioneer, died Oct. 7 at 95, according to an obituary published in northjersey.com.
Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health and Brown University are proceeding with plans to expand their partnership and potentially change the name of the state’s largest hospital operator to “Brown Health,” local news outlet WPRI reported Oct. 23. …
The FDA granted full-approval to Pfizer’s meningococcal disease immunization, Penbraya, on Oct. 20.
Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug. Co. is teaming up with Birmingham (Ala.) Apothecary to offer Team Cuban Cards beginning Nov. 1, Bham Now reported Oct. 20.
Roche has agreed to acquire Telavant Holdings — the maker of an inflammatory bowel disease drug — from Roivant Sciences and Pfizer for $7.25 billion, the Switzerland-based company said in an Oct. 23 news release.
St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., faces lawsuits filed by former executives alleging the hospital forced them out after they raised patient safety concerns, the Long Beach Business Journal reported Oct. 23.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the largest participants in the 340B drug pricing program, is poised to be granted $86 million by the government as part of a legal settlement, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Oct. 23.
Southport, N.C.-based Dosher Memorial Hospital is planning to build a new emergency department that will be double the size of its current facility, NBC affiliate WECT reported Oct. 20.
