[ad_1] The federal requirement to wear face masks on airplanes and public transportation is scheduled to expire next week, and airline executives and Republican lawmakers are urging the […]
COVID-19, overdoses pushed U.S. to highest death total ever
[ad_1] 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for […]
Appeals court: J&J must pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
[ad_1] A California appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Johnson & Johnson must pay penalties to the state for deceptively marketing pelvic mesh implants for […]
Loretto Hospital CEO George Miller Jr. is out
[ad_1] “George Miller is no longer the president and CEO of The Loretto Hospital or affiliated with the organization,” said Loretto’s Board of Trustees in a statement. “Our […]
Hartford HealthCare, Yale New Haven Health to build Connecticut’s first proton center
[ad_1] Yale New Haven Health System and Hartford HealthCare plan to construct the first proton therapy center in Connecticut and administer an advanced form of radiation treatment to […]
Where do U.S. opioid trials, settlements stand?
[ad_1] The effort to hold drug companies, pharmacies and distributors accountable for their role in the opioid crisis has led to a whirlwind of legal activity around the […]
Medical clinic to pay $120,000 for importing medication
[ad_1] A Mount Vernon medical practice will pay $120,000 to the federal and state governments in a settlement for unlawfully importing medications from a foreign source. The U.S. […]
BHSH, Grand Valley State University partner to tackle nursing shortage
[ad_1] BHSH, the new merger of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, is partnering with Grand Valley State University to create a nursing program to tackle the shortage in […]
DOJ joins Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare kickback lawsuit
[ad_1] The federal government intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare paid independent physicians more than $400 million for referrals. Memphis-based Methodist purchased substantially […]
Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise
[ad_1] Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top […]