US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar (L) speaks next to US President Donald Trump during a tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 6, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) JIM WATSON Topping a week of conflicting… Read More »
The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme that prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press January 23, 2020, 9:41 PM 4 min read BOSTON — The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company… Read More »
Utah grandfather who’s played Santa Claus for 40 years can finally hear children’s Christmas wishes again after getting life-changing ear implant Mark Woodmansee of Provo, Utah, started playing Santa at 16 Almost 20 years ago, while dating his wife, she noticed he didn’t always hear her By 2016, Woodmansee was completely deaf in his left… Read More »
Northwell Health has gone live on secure messaging software to supplement health information exchange between provider locations. The messaging software, from DataMotion Direct, delivers patient information across the Northwell enterprise and its many health IT systems. Northwell is the largest provider organization in New York state, with 750 outpatient facilities and 13,600 affiliated physicians Timely… Read More »
For the last two years, Scott Gottlieb missed a lot of time with his wife and three daughters — back-to-school nights, school plays and parent-teacher conferences.
Gone but not forgotten. Last year, Pfizer stopped manufacturing and recalled products from a Hospira sterile injectables plant in India that the FDA has repeatedly criticized. It recently announced it would close the plant. That didn’t stop the FDA from issuing it a warning letter. Free Daily Newsletter Like this story? Subscribe to FiercePharma! Biopharma… Read More »