Abbott recalling glucose meter
Abbott Laboratories on Monday said it is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding the devices display and archive incorrect test results for patients who have dangerously high...
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Helping the uninsured navigate health care purchase
Less than six months remain before nearly 1 million Illinoisans can begin signing up for subsidized health insurance, the first major step in kicking off the most ambitious overhaul of...
Edward acquisition of Elmhurst Memorial just waiting on state
Edward Hospital & Health Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in a transaction that will create one of the largest health systems in the western...
Walgreen Take Care clinics to handle some chronic diseases
Walgreen Co. is making another push deeper into primary care, expanding services offered at its in-store clinics to include treatment for chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma and hypertension. The Deerfield-based...
Tolan out as CEO of embattled Accretive
Following a string of missteps and controversy, Accretive Health Inc. on Tuesday replaced its co-founder, President and Chief Executive Mary Tolan with Stephen Schuckenbrock, former president of Dell Services. Tolan,...
Catamaran CEO’s compensation nearly doubles on stock awards
Catamaran Corp. Chief Executive Mark Thierer nearly doubled his total pay in 2012 to $12.9 million, according to a document the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on...
Dental amalgam: Anti-mercury movement pushes for shifts in dentistry
Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern dentistry....
Insurers set to submit plans for Illinois exchange
Health insurance companies hoping to compete for a share of an estimated half-million new customers in Illinois can begin submitting health plans Monday to the state for inclusion on the...
Walgreen signs 10-year distribution deal with AmerisourceBergen
Walgreen Co. took another bold step Tuesday in repositioning itself ahead of transformational changes in the health care system. The Deerfield-based drugstore chain, along with European partner Alliance Boots GmbH,...
Walgreen switches to AmerisourceBergen as drug supplier
Walgreen Co. on Tuesday said it and partner Alliance Boots signed a 10-year drug distribution deal with AmerisourceBergen Corp. that will allow it to take up to a 23 percent...