The University of Cincinnati, Jewish Health System, and Fort Hamilton Hospital and Healthcare Corp. have hammered out an agreement that completes the long-anticipated acquisition of Jewish Hospital by Mercy Health Partners, and leaves the university the sole member of the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati. Jewish Hospital and Mercy Health, both based in Cincinnati, had […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Johnson & Johnson, accusing it of paying Omnicare Inc. in Covington, Ky., millions of dollars in kickbacks to buy and recommend J&J's drugs for patients in nursing homes.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has launched an early stage cancer drug development program and phase-1 clinical trials unit for patients who have solid tumors that have resisted cancer therapies.
University of Cincinnati laryngologist Dr. Sid Khosla and other researchers will use a 5-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue interdisciplinary partnerships studying the causes of severe voice disorders and the most effective ways to treat them.
Cuyahoga County is close to a land deal that could keep a proposed medical mart off Cleveland's downtown Mall.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has weighed in on the proposed merger of Jewish Hospital and Mercy Health Partners. Cordray's plea: Please wait two months, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Cordray wants to give mediation between Jewish Hospital and University Hospital -- both members of the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati -- a chance to save the alliance.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.