'Pharma Bro' Shkreli convicted on 3 of 8 fraud charges
Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive accused by government prosecutors of funneling money from Retrophin Inc. to disgruntled investors in two of his hedge funds, was found guilty today...
View ArticleD.C. biotech is angling for massive market to treat jet lag disorders
The company is seeking to expand the potential audience for its current sleep disorder drug to those who suffer from jet lag disorder.
View ArticleCareFirst settles ongoing reimbursement dispute with Maryland hospital
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield settled a dispute over its reimbursement rates with Anne Arundel Medical Center after the Annapolis hospital threatened to terminate its contract last month. In a joint...
View ArticlePalm Harbor oncologist gets prison time for billing for unapproved cancer drugs
A Palm Harbor-based oncologist was sentenced Friday to 70 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for smuggling misbranded and non-government approved drugs into the United States and...
View ArticleAurora Health Care clinic proposed for Mandel's Six Points project in West Allis
Aurora Health Care proposes a 30,000-square-foot clinic at Mandel Group’s Six Points development in West Allis and would close a nearby clinic in West Allis.
View ArticleLocal hospital becomes a university
With a convocation ceremony on Friday afternoon, a local hospital is officially now also a university. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital held a ceremony Friday for the inaugural class of its...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Joe Biden encourages riders at Pelotonia 2017 kickoff party
Former Vice President Joe Biden gave an enthusiastic send-off to riders in Pelotonia 2017 during the opening ceremony for this year's event in the Arena District on Friday evening. Biden predicted the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Pelotonia 2017 kicks off from the Arena District
More than 8,000 riders set off from Columbus and New Albany early Saturday morning to raise money for cancer research in the 9th annual Pelotonia fundraiser. Participants were sent off in waves on a...
View ArticleCareFirst settles ongoing reimbursement dispute with Anne Arundel Medical
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield settled a dispute over its reimbursement rates with Anne Arundel Medical Center after the Annapolis hospital threatened to terminate its contract last month. In a joint...
View ArticleMedStar opens new orthopedic center in Lutherville-Timonium after $10M...
MedStar Health will open its new orthopedic center in Lutherville-Timonium after spending $10 million on renovating a 48,000-square-foot building. The building, located at 2118 Greenspring Dr., is a...
View ArticlePeter Beilenson resigns as CEO of Evergreen Health
Dr. Peter Beilenson, the local doctor who founded Evergreen Health as a nonprofit health insurance company in 2012, resigned as CEO of the Baltimore insurer on Aug. 1. The company’s remaining 65...
View ArticleUnitedHealth board adds two directors
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has named two new members to its board of directors: Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president of Morehouse School of Medicine, and Sir Andrew Witty, former CEO at GlaxoSmithKline....
View ArticleZynerba stock plunges 55% following disappointing results for epilepsy treatment
The Main Line company's synthetic cannabinoid failed to show its effectiveness in reducing seizures.
View ArticleWyden on what's next for health care and his fix for the exchanges
While President Trump has been "pouring gasoline on the fires of uncertainty," Wyden sees positive signs.
View ArticleAthenahealth reviewing all facets of business in $100M restructuring; Are...
The health IT company, which employs more than 150 people in a rehabbed power plant in the Texas capital, is responding to investor pressure.
View Article2017 Health Care Heroes: Sarah Durrett, Wesley Medical Center
'Nurses' category winner.
View Article2017 Health Care Heroes: Michael Brown, College Hill OB/GYN
'Physicians' category winner.
View ArticleNashville health care firm inks $2.4 billion deal
Nashville-based Envision Healthcare Corp. has reached a deal to sell a subsidiary in an all-cash deal worth $2.4 billion. According to a news release, Envision will sell its ambulance business,...
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