M. Osman Akhtar currently serves as COO of nonprofit health system Fairview Health Services, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Minnesota, and Nevada.
A daily regimen of low-dose aspirin may be more harmful than helpful in otherwise healthy elderly adults, according to a study published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general of DOJ's antitrust division, says, "After a thorough review of the proposed transaction, the antitrust division has determined that the combination of Cigna … and [Express Scripts] … is unlikely to result in harm to competition or consumers."
The Annals of Improbable Research on Thursday awarded Ig Nobel Prizes for 10 'improbable' research projects that explored the caloric intake of cannibals, the effects of cursing while driving, and more.
Mayo Clinic and health insurer Medica, both based in Minnesota, on Thursday announced they will team up to develop insurance policies that will allow patients throughout the country to receive complex care at Mayo Clinic.
Job search platform Indeed named the top 25 companies for millennial workers, and six health care-related companies made the list. Learn the winners—and discover the three key steps that our research reveals are critical to engaging and retaining millennials.
House and Senate negotiators now must reconcile each chamber's legislative package, meaning they will need to tackle differences on inpatient substance misuse Medicaid coverage, privacy restrictions, and more.
