Northwestern Memorial Hospital files $96.5 million plan to upgrade ICU
Northwestern Memorial Hospital has asked state regulators to approve plans for a $96.5 million upgrade of its intensive care units.
Durbin condemns FDA for approving JUUL’s e-cigarette, menthol products
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., condemned federal regulators Thursday for their decision to allow several JUUL e-cigarettes on the U.S. market.
Silver Cross Health System plans $20.6 million medical office building in Lemont
Silver Cross Health System has asked state regulators to approve a nearly $20.6 million plan for a new medical office building in Lemont.
Hillsboro Health plans $28.6 million modernization
Hillsboro Health has asked state regulators to OK a $28.6 million modernization of its 25-bed hospital.
Duly Surgery Center Westmont plans $6.2 million expansion
Duly Surgery Center Westmont has asked state regulators to approve a $6.2 million expansion of its facility.
Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule
A new interpretation of a decades-old law could put community oncology practices in the crosshairs of regulators who monitor and enforce provisions against self-referral and add a barrier to patient access. Enacted by Congress in 1989, the Medicare Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly called the Stark law, prohibits physicians from referring patients to receive services from […]
FDA Approves RSV Vaccine For Moms-To-Be To Guard Their Newborns
LOADINGERROR LOADING WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Pfizer’s maternal vaccination to guard against […]
Development of fatty liver disease under a healthy diet
A new study identifies two genes, previously reported to be involved in cancer, as regulators of the metabolic state of the liver. Alterations in these genes influence the likelihood of developing fatty liver disease. The epidemic of obesity worldwide has increased the risk of accumulating fat in the liver, a preamble to liver inflammation and […]