Medicare Advantage plans face little in the way of competition, and Medicare consumers are worse off for it, according to a new study from the American Medical Association.

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. 

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."

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

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.

Cancer death rates have dropped again among men, women, children, adolescents and young adults.

Two women in Florida have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to falsify clinical trial data.