UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Health System and Novant Health announced their intent to create a Northern Virginia regional health system. The proposed agreement would include UVA Culpeper Hospital and all of Novant Health’s Virginia facilities, including Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center, Novant Health Prince William Medical Center and Novant Health Cancer Center. Final details are anticipated to be announced in July 2015.
Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.
