A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday ruled two-to-one to uphold a lower court ruling blocking a proposed merger between health insurers Anthem and Cigna.
If you're curious about how nursing has changed over the past seven decades, ask Jean McCarthy, a 91-year-old nurse who started her career in 1946 and hasn't stopped since, Rick Sobey reports for the Lowell Sun.
The spending agreement, which Congress still needs to approve, includes a $2 billion funding increase for NIH to support Alzheimer's disease research, the National Cancer Institute, and former President Barack Obama's precision medicine and Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiatives.
Toby Cosgrove on Tuesday announced that he will step down this year from the position he has held for 13 years. According to Cleveland Clinic officials, "In keeping with its model as a physician-led institution, Cleveland Clinic's new president and CEO will be a practicing physician."
President Trump says the order, which create a VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, "makes it clear that we will never, ever tolerate substandard care for our great veterans."
Last week in the news: A map showing how doctor pay varies throughout the United States, five ways President Trump has changed health care in his first 100 days, and more.
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