Bruce Japsen

Two of the Chicago area's largest hospital operators are in preliminary talks about potential collaborations and partnerships, according to the firms and sources close to the discussions. Advocate Health Care,...

Although hospitals across Illinois are looking to expand or build new facilities, a new report indicates the demand for beds is shrinking. Patients' use of inpatient services declined in most...

Despite complaints from the drug industry that it can't make money in the vaccine business, there is one company on the verge of doing just that. New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant...

State and federal agencies are investigating allegations that an employee of the state's largest health insurer stole claim forms and worked with outside "accomplices" as part of a scheme to...

A Lake Forest drugmaker's experimental treatment for gout may offer patients the first new advancement for the condition in four decades. A final-phase clinical trial of TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc.'s...

The state's largest health insurer is turning in one of the best financial performances in its industry, but may need to look to acquisitions to maintain its financial success, a...

Despite the financial woes that plague the hospital industry in general, children's facilities are demonstrating "unusual financial and credit stability," a new report from Moody's Investors Service says. Earlier this...