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TTUHSC Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health to celebrate Day of the Woman

04/02/2023binomo

The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host its annual Day of the Woman event, from 5:30 to 8 pm Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza, 401 S. Buchanan St.

The event includes a dinner catered by Macaroni Joes, featuring a presentation from Deborah Clegg, Ph.D., vice president for research at TTUHC El Paso, and Jentry Williams, DPT, owner and founder of Re-form Physical Therapy and Pilates in Amarillo . The speakers will also host a discussion panel answering any and all questions. During the event,

CVS eyes next-generation health clinics after Amazon’s move for One Medical

10/01/2023binomo

CVS Health Corp. is investing in a young chain of health clinics, and may be looking to acquire another.

CVS CVS,
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invested $100 million in a Carbon Health Inc., a San Francisco-based chain of urgent- and primary-care clinics, according to a Monday morning announcement. Just hours later, Bloomberg News reported that CVS was in negotiations to buy Oak Street Health Inc. OSH,
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a decade-old chain of clinics that service Medicare recipients, for more than $10 billion.

Publicly-traded Oak Street ended the day with a market capitalization slightly lower than $5.5 billion. Oak Street shares jumped more than