Novo Nordisk has partnered with Vivtex Corp. to develop next-generation oral biologic medicines for obesity, diabetes and related conditions. Under the agreement, Vivtex will license its proprietary oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk and is eligible to receive up to…
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UnitedHealth Group is limiting employee raises to between 0% and 2% this year and laying off an unspecified number of workers, Bloomberg reported Feb. 27. Minnesota, the company’s home state, has not posted any relevant Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification…
Turtle Lake, N.D.-based Northland Health Centers has named a new chief clinical and operations officer, human resources director and announced the retirement of its chief workforce officer, according to a Feb. 25 system news release. Melissa McClintock was named chief…
K. Craig Kent, MD, former CEO of Charlottesville-based UVA Health, has filed a defamation lawsuit against a law firm in connection with his departure from the health system. He is seeking about $34 million damages. Here are five things to…
A former employee of Microsoft subsidiary Nuance has pleaded guilty to a 2023 data breach involving over 1.2 million patient records at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger. Max Vance, 46, of California, agreed to the guilty plea Feb. 27 for one count…
Two people are dead and two others were wounded in separate shootings at hospitals in Alabama and Wisconsin. Two people died after what police described as an apparent murder-suicide at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood, Ala., just outside Birmingham.…
Massachusetts is the best U.S. state for women for the second consecutive year, according to a March 2 WalletHub ranking. The personal finance website’s 2026 list of the “Best & Worst States for Women” was compiled by comparing the 50…
Cleveland Clinic reported an operating income of $913 million (5% margin) in 2025, a significant improvement on the $276 million operating gain (1.7% margin) posted in 2024, according to unaudited financial documents published Feb. 27. Seven things to know: 1.…
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s Hospital has spent the last 26 years flying its specialty physicians and nurses to meet patients at clinics. Driscoll serves 33 counties in Texas, an area the size of many states. Many of its patients…
Kathy Jobes has been named chief information security officer at Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System. She joined the health system Jan. 26, according to a LinkedIn post from Cook Children’s Health Care System. Ms. Jobes will report…