Former Outcome Health exec Ashik Desai, star witness in trial, sentenced to 7 months in prison
Ashik Desai’s sentence on Thursday reflected his cooperation with prosecutors.
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Chicago-based Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle kickback allegations
The case was originally brought by a whistleblower, who will receive $9.9 million as part of the settlement.
Former Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah will remain out of prison on bail pending appeal
Former Outcome CEO and co-founder Rishi Shah was previously to surrender himself Sept. 26 to begin his sentence.
FDA calls out AbbVie over ‘misleading’ commercial featuring Serena Williams
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking North Chicago-based drugmaker AbbVie to task, warning in a recent letter that a migraine medication commercial featuring Serena Williams is “misleading.”
UIC pharmacy school gets $36 million donation from late Chicago pharmacy owners
The pharmacy school, which will now be called the Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy, is the first college at University of Illinois Chicago to be named...
Illinois reports first West Nile virus death of the year
Illinois has also had nine nonfatal cases of West Nile virus so far this year, mostly in Cook County.
Ascension, Prime plan to close West Side hospital, amid deal valued at more than $370 million
Ascension and Prime want to close Ascension St. Elizabeth, a hospital on the city’s West Side, according to an application the systems filed with the state review board.
As DNC begins, nurses at nearby University of Illinois Hospital go on strike
The nurses, who are represented by the Illinois Nurses Association, say they want pay that’s on-par with other area hospitals, better staffing and more security at the health system.
Hospital misplaced woman’s body, family alleges in lawsuit against Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health
Jessie Marie Peterson's family spent about a year searching for her, filing a missing person’s report and distributing missing person fliers, according to court documents.
More than 1,300 University of Illinois nurses vote to authorize strike
A strike date has not yet been set, and a strike could still be averted. The nurses and health system have several more bargaining dates scheduled for this week.