CapitalSource Inc., a commercial lending company with an extensive healthcare portfolio, has sold the last of its nursing home interests. This marks the company’s exit from the skilled nursing ownership...
Kindred: Quarterly net profit down
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Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2006
Nursing home giant Kindred Healthcare Inc. is reporting net quarterly profit sharply lower from a year ago.
Love from littles: Wisconsin kids create Valentine’s Day cards
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 14, 2019
Asked recently what kind of Valentine’s Day cards he’d like to give his classmates, a 7-year-old Wisconsin boy decided to go in a completely different direction.
G-Con launches transmissible disease containment POD
Aug 12, 2014
G-Con Manufacturing Inc., which makes cleanroom systems, has launched a transmissible disease containment POD. The POD is 8.5 feet and can be transported by tractor-trailer or its own axle system.
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Oct 24, 2014
CMS launches $840 million initiative to encourage clinician collaboration … Americans distrust medical professionals, Harvard researchers find … Future uncertain for NYC nursing home dedicated...
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May 19, 2014
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Pfizer recalls cholesterol-fighting drug Lipitor
Oct 08, 2010
Pfizer Inc. announced it has recalled 191,000 bottles of its top-selling drug Lipitor. The medication is used to fight cholesterol. Pfizer launched the recall following reports that a musty odor was coming...
Novo Nordisk to pay more than $26 million to settle cases
Jun 15, 2011
Novo Nordisk Inc. announced it will pay $26.7 million to settle a pair of whistleblower cases related to marketing practices. The cases allege efforts to promote off-label uses of the anti-bleeding medication...
Design Decisions: Bring on the wave
By
Dave Surico
Jan 01, 2014
PruittHealth meets the new challenges of catering to the baby boom generation head-on, investing in movie theaters, a spa and more
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