Feds to investigate soaring generic drug prices
The Department of Health and Human Services says it plans to investigate the cause of soaring generic drug prices. In a letter received by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on...
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Insurers balk at asthma treatment that doesn’t involve drugs
Dr. Kyle Hogarth stares intently at two large flat-screen televisions as a tiny catheter with a camera enters the brightly lit pink cave that is his patient's lower left airway....
Walgreens closing 200 stores — but opening 200 others
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Thursday it will close about 200 less-profitable U.S. Walgreens stores and open the same number of stores in new locations.A spokesman told the Tribune on Thursday...
Walgreens to pay quarterly dividend
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Wednesday it will pay a quarterly dividend June 12 to shareholders of record as of May 21. The dividend, 33.75 cents per share, will be a...
FDA: Hospira’s corrective actions at Italy plant weren’t enough
The Food and Drug Administration has warned Hospira that corrective actions the drugmaker made at an Italy facility weren't sufficient, the company disclosed Tuesday in a regulatory filing. The FDA...
Accretive CEO to seek relisting as it rebuilds
Accretive Health aims to take a symbolic step in the coming months toward regaining the trust of clients and the public, freeing it up, CEO Emad Rizk says, to grow...
Health care tech firm ZirMed plans 200 jobs in Chicago
Health care tech firm ZirMed announced the opening of its first Chicago office Friday and said it plans to add 200 jobs in the city over the next year or...
Prepaid phone company owner pleads guilty to tax fraud
The owner of a Chicago-based prepaid phone company pleaded guilty Thursday to federal income tax fraud, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago. Ken Leon, 47, of Westmont admitted...
Giordano’s opening at Navy Pier next month
Giordano's is coming to Navy Pier in late May. The pizza chain's CEO Yorgo Koutsogiorgas competed for the spot through a formal application process and learned of his win in...
No credit? FICO, LexisNexis, Equifax joining to give you a score
People lacking financial history may now have a new way to prove their credit worthiness. FICO, LexisNexis and Equifax are partnering in a pilot program in which 12 large credit...