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Gut instinct leads South S.F. drug startup to $42.6M funding
If it takes a microbial village to cause or protect humans from certain diseases, Second Genome Inc. is a little closer to moving to town. The South San Francisco company — developing drugs that seize...
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Slideshow: Best Places to Work 2016 party
Bay Area businesses celebrated the San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work party Tuesday night. To see last year's Best Places to Work winners, click here. The Business Times and sister...
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Former Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino, a two-time cancer survivor, named chairman...
The hospital helped save his life — now he’s giving back. Larry Lucchino, CEO of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years and president/CEO emeritus since 2015, has been appointed chairman of The Jimmy Fund....
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Chapel Hill migraine drug developer gets second tranche of cash infusion
Chapel Hill drug developer Achelios Therapeutics raised $350,000 toward a goal of $2 million. This is the second round of funding for the company, after it raised more than $3 million in 2014. The...
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UnitedHealth will nix individual plans in Missouri
The nation's biggest health insurer will stop offering individual health insurance plans in Missouri in 2017, including those offered through the federal health insurance marketplace, the St. Louis...
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Roswell Park acquires West Seneca private practice
The ranks of small and solo private practices continues to diminish. In its second acquisition in a year, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has announced another private oncology practice will come under...
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How to educate employees so they are healthier and more productive
Logic dictates that healthier people are more productive; it’s hard to make tough business decisions when you’re sluggish or sick in bed. Employers can play an important role in educating employees on...
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Report: Philadelphia among the most expensive senior housing markets
The Philadelphia region is among the most expensive markets in the country for senior adult housing, according to a study released Wednesday by Seattle-based senior living referral service A Place for...
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Shock Trauma Gala raises $700,000
The University of Maryland Medical System Foundation raised $700,000 to support advanced trauma training at its annual R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Gala. The largest fundraiser of the year for...
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Kissimmee OKs incentives for Medical Arts District
Kissimmee commissioners on April 19 unanimously approved new business incentives for health care-related companies in an effort to lure them to open near the city's two hospitals. Effective...
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Why P&G’s former CEO is donating his brain
Former Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald has pledged to donate his brain to advance research conducted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which he now leads. “I decided to join the...
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NEW JERSEY: U.S. head of Novartis steps down
NEW JERSEY — Christi Shaw, the U.S. head of international pharmaceutical company Novartis, is stepping down from her role. Shaw attributed her decision to family reasons, and her responsibilities will...
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Centerville startup launches new venture
A Centerville-based small business providing feeding tube formulas has launched a new business line as it continues to grow. Nutritional Medicinals LLC is rolling out Nourisn, a pediatric plant-based...
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Humana lets you order drugs from your smart watch
Humana Inc. wants to make remembering prescription refills as easy as tapping on your Apple Watch. The Louisville insurer (NYSE: HUM) launched its pharmacy smartphone application in 2014, allowing...
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After FDA rejection, TransEnterix could shift focus to other surgery robot
As medical device developer TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: TRXC) gathers itself from a blow dealt Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, analysts predict the company will shift focus from...
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Highmark, Butler Health System reaches multiyear deal
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Butler Health System announced Thursday a multiyear contract involving Butler Memorial Hospital and related services. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed,...
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P&G redesigns packaging, launches new ad campaign as poison concerns mount
Lingering concerns that young children might be poisoned by eating Tide Pods detergent prompted Procter & Gamble Co. to add a new safety feature to the packaging, which will be introduced in May....
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One of ABQ’s largest physician groups opening first clinic in South Valley
The $70 million Las Estancias retail development in Albuquerque’s South Valley has landed a medical clinic as a key tenant. Lovelace Medical Group announced Thursday that it will build a more than...
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Another Oregon health insurer exits market amid losses
LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon will exit the Oregon health insurance market at the end of 2016 after 22 years in business. The company is another casualty of intense competition and declining market...
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Premera's LifeWise exits Oregon market amid losses
LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon will exit the Oregon health insurance market at the end of 2016 after 22 years in business. The company is another casualty of intense competition and declining market...
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