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CVS Health laying off 157 workers at its Aetna office in Blue Bell
The CVS Health layoffs in Montgomery County are part of a company-wide restructuring that will result in the elimination of about 5,000 jobs.
Beth Israel Lahey Health launches home-hospital program
Home hospital is an up-and-coming form of treatment where patients receive hospital-level care in their own homes. Health systems say it saves money and increases patient satisfaction.
Zoom Video Communications’ shares fall despite better-than-expected earnings
In early trading Tuesday, Zoom shares were off nearly 5% on the Nasdaq.
PNC to sell Latin American brokerage/investment operations to wealth manager
Pittsburgh-based PNC has deal to sell Latin American brokerage operations that were part of BBVA USA purchase.
St. Edward’s University ventures into nursing education
St. Edward's University is diverting from its traditional liberal arts offerings with the launch of a nursing program designed for working professionals. It aims to fill a big hole in the region's workforce.
AI drug discovery company Genesis Therapeutics scores $200 million in new funding
“We founded the company with the straightforward vision of transformative AI technologies for transformative therapies for patients,” said co-founder and CEO Evan Feinberg.
Zivian Health lands $3M to expand digital health platform
The company is working to bring together nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physicians.
Most US nursing homes are understaffed, potentially compromising health care for more than a million elderly residents
More than 80% of U.S. nursing homes reported staffing shortages in early 2023. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jasmine Travers, a gerontological nurse practitioner and assistant professor of nursing at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, and asked her how the shortage affects health care for nursing home residents, if nursing homes in poorer neighborhoods have been hit harder by the shortages, and what can be done to fix the problem.
Below are some highlights from the discussion.…
Fulcrum swings back up after FDA lifts clinical hold
Shares of the Cambridge biotech soared after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted a hold that had paused development of its sickle-cell drug for the last six months.
Best Places to Work: BIP Wealth team members ‘care deeply for one another’
The rankings of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best Places to Work Awards finalists will be unveiled at an evening event Aug. 31.