by Manojna Maddipatla | Aug 23, 2019 | Hospitals, News
(Reuters) – Heart valve systems from Edwards Lifesciences Corp and Medtronic Plc have been approved for use in a condition that restricts blood flow from the heart in patients at low-risk of death linked to open-heart surgeries, the FDA said on Friday. Shares of...
by AFP | Aug 20, 2019 | Hospitals, News
Credit: CC0 Public Domain US health officials are investigating the cases of dozens of people, mainly teens, who were hospitalized with severe lung injuries in recent weeks after vaping, though the precise cause of their illnesses remains a mystery. Health departments...
by jbolanosmd | Oct 4, 2018 | Hospitals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 — 10:40PM Joe Carlson / Star Tribume UnitedHealth has said that transforming pharmacy care services is a key goal it hopes to accomplish. UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx division for pharmacy services is combining operations with a large,...
by Kate Kelland | Sep 28, 2018 | Hospitals, News
LONDON (Reuters) – An estimated 6.3 million children died before their 15th birthdays in 2017, or one every five seconds, mostly due to a lack of water, sanitation, nutrition and basic healthcare, according to report by United Nations agencies on Tuesday. The...
by Nate Raymond | Sep 27, 2017 | Hospitals, News
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has brought new charges over a scheme that it says enabled Tenet Healthcare Corp to fraudulently bill state Medicaid programs for $400 million, according to an indictment made public on Wednesday. William Moore, the former...
