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Retirement community replaces top executive
Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices has named Jeremy Yates executive director of its Lebanon campus. Yates replaced Bill Wexler, who had been executive director since 2014 but left Otterbein to pursue...
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Viewpoint: Amendment 69 would gut Colorado’s stable workers’ comp system
Colorado’s workers’ compensation system is one of the best in the nation because of the way it effectively balances reasonable premiums for employers and fair benefits for injured workers. The system...
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Tennessee gets $3.32 million in perscription drug settlement
Tennessee will receive more than $3 million in a settlement with pharmaceutical company Cephalon, now part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today....
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CEO: Greater Cincinnati firm open to sale or merger
The CEO of HealthWarehouse.com Inc. revealed today that the Northern Kentucky-based online pharmacy intends to hire an investment banking firm to explore the sale or merger of the fast-growing firm....
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Massachusetts is a great place to have a baby, but it'll cost you
Massachusetts may have some of the best hospitals to deliver a baby, but delivery expenses and the area's cost of living make it a tough place to be for new parents. That conclusion comes courtesy of...
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Look, Anthem — maybe Cigna's just not that into you
There's something to be said for a long engagement — but Cigna Corp. and Anthem Inc. might be pushing it. And if those two don't get hitched soon, they might have to go their separate ways. That's the...
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Hillsborough, Pinellas AIDS nonprofits merge
Two nonprofit organizations that support people affected by HIV and AIDS are joining forces. Francis House in Tampa and ASAP in Clearwater are merging. They have signed an initial memorandum of...
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Scott calls for Zika protections for Florida schools
As the Zika outbreak expands in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday directed education officials to protect students heading back to public schools, state colleges and universities, including...
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Judge likely to recommend seventh pot license in Florida
An administrative law judge paved the way for another nursery to get a medical-marijuana license, striking a blow against the Florida Department of Health during a contentious hearing Monday....
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Delaware gets $3.3M grant to clean contaminated water
In 2009, Selbyville residents noticed their water had an unusual taste and odor. After the town and state received numerous complaints, the water tested positive for MTBE, a chemical found in gasoline...
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Photos: $120M cancer-zapping facility opens in Butler County
A $120 million Proton Therapy Center is to begin treating cancer patients next month, and a first look at the tumor-zapping facility in Butler County was provided today by officials with UC Health and...
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Veterans, families get free mental health care at new Addison clinic
As North Texas continues to be a hotbed for corporate expansions and job growth, an infrastructure of integrated health care becomes increasingly crucial. That integration includes accessibility to...
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Twin sisters write book on nurses' return home from war zones
Twin sisters Elizabeth Scannell-Desch and Mary Ellen Doherty have written a book exploring the challenges faced by military nurses who return home after serving in war zones. The book — Nurses After...
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J&J leads $93M investment in med-tech company CVRx
Med-tech company CVRx Inc. revealed more details about its recent venture capital round Tuesday, saying it pulled in a total of $93 million in an investment led by Johnson & Johnson’s venture...
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Company gets $1.5M to build a better mosquito trap, fight Zika
Woodinville, Washington-based biotech company SpringStar received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize a mosquito trap that directly combats the Zika virus. The...
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5 Pasco men face fraud charges in multimillion-dollar medication scheme
Eight Florida men, including five men from New Port Richey, are accused of health care fraud in a case that involves compounded medications — a growing focus for government probes. The men are charged...
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N.J. lawmaker calls for $1.9 billion for Zika education
A New Jersey Congressman says the Zika crisis is getting worse and more funding is needed to combat it. Democrat Frank Pallone wants Congress to authorize $1.9 billion to better educate the public...
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Embattled Prince George's Hospital Center faces new challenge: Bacteria in...
Bacteria was found in the water supply to the neonatal intensive care unit at Dimensions Healthcare System's Prince George's Hospital Center after two infants there died last week, according to WJLA....
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This surprising thing has become the biggest driver of health insurance costs...
Skyrocketing specialty drug costs — like those for new-generation hepatitis C drugs that cost upward of $84,000 per treatment— are the No. 1 driver of health care expenses among large employers,...
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Former Birmingham Health Care CFO sentenced to 17 years
The former CFO of a Birmingham company providing health care resources for the poor and homeless on Tuesday was sentenced to serve 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1.7 million from...
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