Kennedy Health tells competing N.J. provider 'not in my back yard' | NJ.com
How close is too close for competing hospitals to be located to each other? Kennedy Health, Stratford, N.J., believes Inspira Health Network's proposal to build a new hospital—roughly six miles away from its facility—would be harmful to its business and possibly put jobs at risk.
New York opens marijuana clinics with emphasis on 'medical' | Reuters
New York state opened its first medical marijuana dispensaries on Thursday, launching one of the most conservative and tightly monitored programs of its kind in the U.S.
Gun violence costing cash-strapped New Orleans hospital millions of dollars, doctor says | NBC's WDSU.com
As gun violence and the policies to curb it take center stage in Washington, D.C., a new report by a New Orleans doctor shows that gun violence in New Orleans costs the cash-strapped University Hospital tens of million of dollars.
Bristol-Myers Squibb could pay handsomely for Ohio company's cancer drugs | Crain's Cleveland Business
Bristol-Myers Squibb has acquired exclusive rights to the cancer drugs being developed by a spinoff of Shaker Heights, Ohio-based BioMotiv. And it could end up paying handsomely for those rights.
Massachusetts launches partnership to attract digital health innovation | Boston Globe
Massachusetts government officials, healthcare experts, and private business leaders have partnered in an attempt to corner the digital healthcare market, worth an estimated $32 billion, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday at Boston Children's Hospital.
Chicago-area hospital seeks OK for $133M project | Crain's Chicago Business
Palos Community Hospital wants to overhaul its Orland Park, Ill., campus, a project that would include a new medical office building and heat up competition for patients in the area.
