UnityPoint Health and Sanford Health in the Midwest have signed a letter of intent to merge for a combined company of 76 hospitals worth more than $ 11 million in operating revenue. The new company would rank among the top 15 largest nonprofit health systems in the country, the providers said. The deal is expected… Read More: Midwest systems, Sanford and UnityPoint Health, announce merger »
Blue Shield of California and Solera Health have teamed up to offer a new free digital therapeutics platform to BSC members. At the same time, the partnership between BSC and Solera—a company that consolidates highly fragmented programs and services into a single marketplace—aims to hold participating vendors accountable for producing good outcomes. BSC and Solera… Read More: California Blues’ digital therapeutics platform expands member choice »
Statins have a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system as a whole Dear Dr Nina: My husband is worried about taking cholesterol medication as he’s heard about some potential side effects Independent.ie Q My 56-year-old husband was recently diagnosed with high cholesterol. However, he is unhappy about taking statins, as prescribed by his GP, as… Read More: Dear Dr Nina: My husband is worried about taking cholesterol… »
FDA Approves Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr), a Biosimilar to Avastin Print this page Friday, June 28, 2019 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has approved Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr), a biosimilar to Avastin® (bevacizumab),1 for the treatment of five types of cancer: metastatic colorectal cancer; unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic non-squamous non-small… Read More: FDA Approves Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr), a Biosimilar to Avastin »