Seattle Genetics CEO charts path to becoming Washington's biggest biotech ever
Seattle Genetics is already the biggest biotech in Washington state, but CEO Clay Siegall has something even bigger in mind. “My vision is to grow Seattle Genetics into a $20 billion, $30 billion, $40...
View ArticleUncertainty a big concern at Business Journal's Health Care Leadership Forum
Dealing with the uncertainties of the pending repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act was a critical topic of discussion at Friday's Health Care Leadership Forum presented by the Business...
View ArticlePCH recruits epilepsy specialist Wilfong
Phoenix Children’s Hospital has recruited Dr. Angus Wilfong to oversee all functions of the neurology practice. Wilfong is known nationally for his work in using lasers to destroy brain lesions that...
View ArticleAbrazo Arizona Heart Hospital to focus on cardiac emergencies
Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital — already known for its cardiovascular care — is changing the focus of its general emergency department to treat patients with heart and cardiovascular conditions. That’s...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: Using technology to perform better surgery
I recently met Dr. Igor Yusupov, founder of Arizona Brain & Spine Center, on an executive profile photo shoot last summer. With permission from his patient, Julie Morgan, I photographed a two-hour...
View ArticleWhy it's hard to be a woman in Texas
If you're really old — borderline ancient — you just might remember a song in which Tammy Wynette sang about how, sometimes, it's hard to be a woman. As it turns out, for entirely different reasons...
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois' new medical school will need collaboration to succeed
After a century of being the only major university without a medical school, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is finally getting one. The twist? The school is being opened through the...
View ArticleThese N.Y.C.-area doctors received the most payments from drug and device makers
Drug and medical device companies made more than $127 million in non-research payments to 25 New York City-area doctors in 2015, including payments for consulting fees, grants, royalties and speaking...
View ArticleThese drug and medical device companies made the most payments to N.Y.C....
Medical device company Medtronic Neurovascular made the highest amount of non-research payments out of the more than $127 million in payments received by 25 New York City-area doctors in 2015....
View ArticleScottsdale telemedicine firm expands to China with exclusive distribution...
Joel Barthelemy, founder and CEO of Scottsdale-based GlobalMed has been busy, and it looks like he’s not about to slow down anytime soon. He just signed a distribution agreement with Deer Jet Medical...
View ArticleWhere Chicago ranks: Care centers, surgeons garner lion’s share of...
America’s excellence in medical innovation and the delivery of care has long been credited to cities with decades of tradition and deep connections to academia. Boston’s Long Medical Area as well as...
View ArticleThese Chicago-area doctors received the most payments from drug and device...
Drug and medical device companies made more than $9 million in non-research payments to 25 Chicago-area doctors in 2015, including payments for consulting fees, grants, royalties and speaking fees....
View ArticleThese drug and medical device companies made the most payments to Chicago...
Drug company Pharmacyclics made the highest amount of non-research payments out of the more than $9 million in payments received by 25 Chicago-area doctors in 2015. Sunnyvale, California-based...
View ArticleHow to avoid the high cost of flu season
Flu season can be costly for workers and companies alike. According to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NFCDC), up to 20 percent of the U.S. population...
View ArticleThis small L.A. suburb gets most non-research payments from drug and device...
America’s excellence in medical innovation and the delivery of care has long been credited to cities with decades of tradition and deep connections to academia. Boston’s Long Medical Area as well as...
View ArticleThese L.A. doctors received the biggest payments from drug and device makers
Drug and medical device companies made more than $13 million in non-research payments to 25 Los Angeles-area doctors in 2015, including payments for consulting fees, grants, royalties and speaking...
View ArticleThese drug and medical device companies made the most payments to L.A. hospitals
Molecular diagnostics company Cepheid made the highest amount of non-research payments out of the more than $13 million in payments received by 25 Los Angeles-area doctors in 2015. Sunnyvale,...
View ArticleHow Fred Hutch is accelerating its mission to cure cancer (Photos)
When Dr. Gary Gilliland walks into his South Lake Union office every day, he faces a stark reality. Cancer will kill an estimated 601,000 people in the U.S. this year – that is about 1,650 deaths a...
View ArticleTwo mega-health insurance mergers terminated
Merger agreements between Humana Inc. and Aetna Inc. and between Cigna Corp. and Anthem Inc. were both terminated Tuesday. Louisville, Ky.-based Humana (NYSE: HUM), a major employer in the Green Bay...
View ArticleAfter Hours: Business Journal's Health Care Leadership Forum
More than 500 people attended the Health Care Leadership Forum, which was presented by the Business Journal on Feb. 10 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sacramento. Key leaders from the top health care...
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