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Fairview chops Q2 losses to $41M as travel nurse costs decline

Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services posted a $41 million operating loss on $1.8 billion in revenue in the second quarter, down from a $95.2 million loss in the prior-year period, according to the Star Tribune.

Top 10 universities for life sciences, medicine in the world

Six of the world’s top universities for life sciences and medicine are outside the U.S., according to QS World University Rankings.

Top 10 nursing universities in the world

QS World University Rankings has named University of Pennsylvania the world’s best nursing university four years in a row. 

Sparrow Health CEO to step down

Sparrow Health System President and CEO James Dover is stepping down from the Lansing, Mich.-based organization, effective Sept. 15. 

Why America's best-paid physicians are in South Dakota

America’s top-earning physicians practice in some unexpected pockets of the country. 

Nursing school taps VR for mass casualty training

Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, is using virtual reality to teach nursing students how to respond during mass-casualty situations, the Standard-Examiner reported Aug. 10. 

Nursing needs investment, not 'thoughts and prayers,' advocate says

Proper investment in nursing is what is needed and not empty executive platitudes, says Rebecca Love, MSN, RN, TedTalk speaker and chief clinical officer for nursing agency IntelyCare.

Novo Nordisk to buy obesity drugmaker for up to $1B

Denmark-based Novo Nordisk plans to acquire Inversago Pharma for up to $1.8 billion dollars, depending on whether the clinical-stage obesity drugmaker meets certain development and sales milestones. 

Nutex Health to open 16 microhospitals over the next 2 years

Houston-based Nutex Health, a micro-hospital network, plans to open one to two more microhospitals this year and 14 more by the end of 2025.

Maine hospital combines COO, CFO roles

Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine, is combining the CFO and COO roles into one position.