Tommy Covington, a hematology-oncology nurse at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, retired earlier this month after 46 years on the job. In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Daily News, columnist Dennis McCarthy writes an open letter to Covington, whom he calls "a hell of a man."
The system's rebranding is expected to take two-to-three years, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.
About a third of hospitals in Colorado are opting out of the state's new law allowing doctors to prescribe a lethal drug to terminally ill adult patients—just months after voters "overwhelmingly" approved the measure, Judith Graham writes for STAT News.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) on Monday launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign intended to boost the industry's image as it faces criticism over high drug prices from President Trump.
Rep. Tom Price, President Trump's nominee for HHS secretary, fielded questions from the Senate Finance Committee on vaccine safety, the president's recent executive order, and more.
The health care industry's reaction to President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal has been mixed.
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