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Johnson & Johnson agreed to an upfront payment of $380 per share. Abiomed shareholders can also receive up to an additional $35 per share if certain milestones are met in the years ahead. 

Interventional cardiologist Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, has been named the new director of Mount Sinai Heart in New York City. He succeeds Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, who held the position since 2006 and will now serve in a more advisory role as Mount Sinai Heart’s president.

Bhatt succeeds Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, who has held the position since 2006 and will now serve in a more advisory role at Mount Sinai Heart.

Cleveland Clinic experts will work with hospitals and health systems “to ensure the highest standards of patient care delivery, enhancing operational efficiencies and supporting the professional development and education of clinical and non-clinical staff."

American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification.

American Heart Association President Michelle A. Albert, MD, urged physicians to seek out patients who may have not received medical care since the start of the pandemic. These patients could face an increased risk of cardiac complications.

Walmart Health retail care clinic

The new locations are in the metro areas of Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, with plans to open by fall 2023.

Pharmacy

Walgreens has done away with task-based metrics for its retail pharmacy staff, a move that no longer judges pharmacists on how fast they work.

 

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The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.