Heritage Valley nurses vote for 3-day strike | Pittsburgh Post Gazette
One month after conducting a one-day strike, registered nurses at Heritage Valley Beaver (Pa.) have voted to strike again, this time for three days, beginning Aug. 23.
Foundation settles lawsuit against HMA over hospital sale in Washington state | Yakima (Wash.) Herald
The Yakima Valley Community Foundation has reached a settlement agreement in its lawsuit against Health Management Associates, former owner of Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center.
Ex-CFO: Hospital benefactor said 'cook the books' | (Santa Rosa, Calif.) Press Democrat
The former chief financial officer at Sonoma West Medical Center said a key hospital benefactor asked him to “falsely portray” the hospital's finances to show positive net profit for the hospital, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed this week.
Ascension not disclosing layoff details at Wheaton, Columbia St. Mary's | Milwaukee Business Journal
While employees of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Columbia St. Mary's anecdotally report numerous colleagues laid off at their workplaces, a spokesman for parent company Ascension Wisconsin declines to confirm numbers or locations for job cuts.
Potential Biogen takeover could shift focus from Boston | Boston Globe
Merck & Co. and Allergan have approached Biogen about a possible purchase, which would likely shift control of the massive biotech company out of Massachusetts. That news pushed Biogen's stock up 9.3% this week to a 2016 high, even in the absence of a formal offer.
Medical studies involving children often fall by the wayside | National Public Radio
Many medical studies involving children never end up being published, sometimes because the scientists don't get the results they wanted, according to an analysis published online Thursday. The findings raise both scientific and ethical issues, because a failed trial can still contribute to understanding.
