Medscape hires Kincaid as associate managing editor

Journalist Ellie Kincaid has been hired by Medscape as an associate managing editor. Medscape covers breaking medical news on drug and disease information. Kincaid previously was an assistant editor for health care coverage at Forbes, where she wrote online news stories and enterprise features about the business of health care and biotech. She also updated […]

Denver Biz Journal hires Werley as tech/health care reporter

Jensen Werley has been named Denver Business Journal’s new technology and health care reporter. Managing editor Kourtney Geers writes, “She previously worked at DBJ sister publication Jacksonville Business Journal and most recently worked at Boulder-based BizWest, covering technology, startups, outdoor recreation, natural products, cannabis and breweries. “A Florida native, Werley is a graduate of the University of Florida […]

Express-News hires Garcia to cover business of health care

The San Antonio Express-News has hired Laura Garcia to cover health care on the business news desk. She previously worked at the Victoria Advocate, another Texas paper, as a features editor since August 2014. She was part of a four-person investigative team covering Hurricane Harvey, which earned a public service award from the Society of […]

Coverage: New York sues the family behind OxyContin, distributors

New York is suing the billionaire family behind the company that created OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments seeking to hold not only the firm but its owners accountable for the nation’s opioid crisis. Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz of the Associated Press had the news: The state, which averages nine opioid-related […]

Coverage: Purdue Pharma reaches $270M opioid settlement

Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, agreed to pay $270 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma’s attorney general, the majority of which will fund a national opioid addiction center, its first attempt at settling one of the lawsuits around its OxyContin drug. Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal had the […]

Bloomberg Law hires Wheeler to cover health care/ERISA

Lydia Wheeler, a reporter at The Hill, has been hired by Bloomberg as a senior legal reporter. Wheeler will start on April 1 and will join the health and benefits team covering legal developments in health care and ERISA litigation. She has been a legal and regulatory affairs reporter at The Hill since January 2018. Before […]

ICIJ/NBC News/AP wins Scripps Howard business and financial reporting award

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the NBC News Investigative Unit, the Associated Press and more than 50 media partners have won the business and financial reporting category of the 2018 Scripps Howard Awards. Their series “Implant Files” was an investigation into the medical devices and implants industry and its related injuries and deaths. The […]

Politico hires education reporter, taps editor for pharma coverage

Marty Kady, the editor of Politico Pro, sent out the following staff announcement: Good afternoon everyone! We have two exciting staff announcements for Pro. First, former USA Today reporter Nicole Gaudiano will join our education team, covering K-12 policy, reporting to Jane Norman. Nicole spent the last 13 years covering Congress and politics for the […]

Biz reporter leaves Charlotte Observer for Honeywell

Cassie Cope, a business reporter for the Charlotte Observer, has left the paper to work in communications for Honeywell. Her last day at the Observer was Feb. 15. She starts at Honeywell on March 4. Honeywell is relocating its headquarters to Charlotte and Cope’s title will be senior brand journalist, writing articles for Honeywell.com. Cope […]

Charlotte Observer seeks biz reporter to cover health care and aviation

The aviation/health care beat on the business team is a critical, high-profile one for The Charlotte Observer. It requires both a daily presence as well as enterprise work to help our community understand and make sense of two crucial areas of the city that touch nearly everyone. The beat needs to connect with readers on multiple […]