Pattern Energy obtains 1,500-MW portfolio with Cordelio acquisition
Pattern will acquire a 1,550-MW operating and in-construction portfolio from Cordelio comprised of 16 wind, solar and storage projects in North America. Continue reading →
New bill could make solar power more accessible to Maine renters
Maine lawmakers are considering LD 1730, proposed by State Sen. Nicole Grohoski, to allow renters to use plug-in solar units to lower electricity costs. Continue reading →
Lilly Phase 3b trial shows roughly 40-fold higher combined arthritis and weight-loss response
Treating obesity may directly improve psoriatic arthritis outcomes, according to Phase 3b data released Wednesday by Eli Lilly. In the TOGETHER-PsA trial, patients receiving both Zepbound (tirzepatide) and Taltz (ixekizumab) showed a 64% relative improvement in arthritis disease activity...
When the local pharmacovigilance lead becomes a business protection role
Pharmacovigilance failures tend to surface publicly only when something goes wrong. A delayed safety signal, an inspection finding or a post market correction can quickly escalate into reputational and financial consequences for drugmakers. Against that backdrop, shifting regional expectations...
Healthcare job growth slows: 4 notes
Healthcare employment continued to grow in December, with the industry adding 21,100 jobs, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS released the December jobs report Jan. 9. Here are three more takeaways: 1. December’s healthcare job growth fell below...
Rural health’s $50B moment – or missed opportunity?
States are beginning to sketch out plans to deploy billions of dollars in new federal funding aimed at stabilizing and transforming rural healthcare, but early signals point to wide variation in approach and persistent uncertainty for rural hospitals waiting to understand when, how and whether...
S&P report highlights Big Pharma’s concentration risk amid pre-JPM deal flurry
Merck is an A+ credit, a global oncology powerhouse, and still, about half its 2024 pharma revenue came from a single product: Keytruda, a product whose loss of exclusivity will hit around 2028 in the U.S. S&P Global Ratings calls that kind of concentration a “material weakness.” Merck...
University of Utah Health CIO adds new title
Donna Roach, CIO of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, has added the title of system chief digital information officer. She announced the change on LinkedIn. In her expanded role, she will provide executive leadership and oversight of the health system’s digital and information...Utah OKs Prescription Refills by AI
The state is the first to launch a pilot that enables patients living with chronic health concerns to refill their prescriptions on an AI platform. Attendees of the HealthLeaders Chief Digital Executive Exchange (CDEX) last month said it wouldn’t be long before AI would be prescribing...