Interest expenses trip Catamaran in 3Q
Catamaran Corp., the Lisle-based pharmacy benefits manager, said its third-quarter profits fell 19 percent to $20.5 million, or 10 cents a share, largely because of an increase an interest expense...
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Northwestern team develops fast HIV test for infants in Africa
In HIV-plagued sub-Saharan Africa, it can take up to three months for mothers to learn whether their babies have been infected with the deadly virus, delaying what could be life-sustaining...
Northwestern team develops fast HIV test for infants in Africa
In HIV-plagued sub-Saharan Africa, it can take up to three months for mothers to learn whether their babies have been infected with the deadly virus, delaying what could be life-sustaining...
Sherman Health Systems selects Advocate Health Care as partner
Sherman Health Systems said Tuesday it plans to partner with Advocate Health Care with the goal of folding its 255-bed Elgin hospital into the Advocate network. Sherman said it signed...
Abbott lays off 550 in run-up to spinoff
Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday laid off 550 workers across several business units and said it plans to cut "several hundred" additional workers in 2013. About 100 of the layoffs were...
Abbott lays off 550
Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday laid off 550 workers across several of its business units and said it plans to cut "several hundred" additional workers in 2013. The North Chicago-based company...
Abbott earnings beat forecast, but sales disappoint
Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its third-quarter income beat Wall Street expectations by 2 cents despite a drop in revenue, as the company drastically cut expenses ahead of its planned split....
Here are seven things to expect from this year’s open enrollment season
It's open enrollment season and it's no longer a check-the-box exercise for a growing number of employees. "People really need to pay more attention this year," said Michael Mahoney, vice...
Hospital staffing going under the knife
For a generation, hospital and nursing jobs were considered some of the safest in the economy, recessionproof. Even during the latest downturn — the worst since the Great Depression —...
Hospital staffing going under the knife
For a generation, hospital and nursing jobs were considered some of the safest in the economy, recessionproof. Even during the latest downturn — the worst since the Great Depression —...