The world’s two main GLP-1 drug manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, are taking different approaches with rolling out their recently approved GLP-1 pills for weight loss. Two oral GLP-1s, two very different commercial strategies. Health systems operating metabolic programs…
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King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services CEO and President Marc Miller was paid between 221 and 309 times more than the median annual salary for an employee at the health system between 2021 and 2025, according to proxy statements…
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Stephen Taluja was appointed chief mission officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, effective June 29. Mr. Taluja joins Providence from Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, where he currently serves as chief sponsorship and formation officer, according to an April 10 health…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to go live April 11 with its new Oracle Health EHR at four medical centers in Michigan, The Detroit News reported April 10. The sites will be Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit and…
GSK, a biopharmaceutical company, has withdrawn its application to the FDA for leucovorin calcium tablets, months after the White House promoted the drug as a potential treatment for autism-related symptoms, The Wall Street Journal reported April 10. The FDA approved leucovorin last month to…
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Jim McGovern, MD, chief executive of the PeaceHealth Oregon Region, is on administrative leave pending a full review of concerns related to the scope of his administrative functions, the health system said in a statement shared with Becker’s. Vancouver, Wash.-based…
Medline, a medical supply manufacturer and distributor that went public in December, is expanding its footprint through new partnerships, technology investments and infrastructure growth, while managing several product recalls. As the company manages recalls of blood culture kits, medical convenience…