No implosion for stocks: Dow, Nasdaq end mixed; See which stock is up 70% and...
Stocks ended Monday mixed after the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened the day down more than 100 points. The 30-stock Dow ended Monday down 45.74 points at 20,550.98. The S&P 500 was down a...
View ArticleMeyer Memorial Trust prepares to give out $17M in grants
It's application time for those looking to procure a bit of money from one of the area's most prominent grantmaking groups. Meyer Memorial Trust issued its second invitation to organizations bent on...
View ArticleElon Musk's latest? Bay Area startup that aims to link brains, computers
If you can't beat them, join them? Elon Musk, who fears that artificial intelligence could become a dangerous rival to humans, has now reportedly launched a company that would merge computers with...
View ArticleHawaii one of the worst states to be a doctor, study shows
Doctors in Hawaii live in one of the worst states to practice medicine, according to a new study by WalletHub. The personal finance website placed the Aloha State toward the bottom of its list of best...
View ArticleWhat should Trump do now that the GOP health plan is dead?
The GOP health care plan is dead. Now what should President Trump do? That’s the question we are asking in this week’s health poll. We are also asking health policy experts to weigh in, so stay tuned...
View ArticleFeds approve Regeneron's new eczema drug
Drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals won federal approval Tuesday for its new eczema treatment, which analysts are projecting could lead to more than $3 billion in annual sales. Regeneron (NASDAQ:...
View ArticleFIRST LOOK: Inside Wake Forest Baptist's new $47M Davie Medical Center (PHOTOS)
Wake Forest Baptist Health has completed the construction of its $47 million inpatient facility in Davie County. The 50-bed inpatient wing at Wake Forest Baptist Health – Davie Medical Center will open...
View ArticleAmgen to move or cut nearly 500 jobs in Thousand Oaks
Amgen Inc. plans to relocate, reassign or lay off nearly 500 employees in Thousand Oaks, California over the next year and a half. The pharmaceutical company made the announcement to employees on March...
View ArticleBarrow enrolling patients in clinical trial to stop Alzheimer's before it starts
Barrow Neurological Institute is now enrolling patients for an Alzheimer's study that will test a drug in patients before they start exhibiting symptoms. "This is a landmark study because we are...
View ArticleTampa man sentenced for his role in data breach at local medical practice
One of three men indicted last year for stealing the personal patient information from a Tampa medical practice to create fraudulent credit cards and steal tax refunds was sentenced to six years in...
View ArticleVillage on the Green seeks development team for its $50.5M expansion project
An 80-acre retirement community in Longwood, which offers assisted-living and health care services, is seeking a general contractor and others to work on its $50.5 million expansion project. One of the...
View ArticleSacramento begins offering applications for commercial cannabis permits
The city of Sacramento on Tuesday began offering applications for commercial marijuana permits, following a decision by the City Council earlier this month to lift the moratorium on cultivation and...
View ArticleBoulder Community Health is building urgent-care facility in Erie
Boulder Community Health will open a medical office building and urgent-care facility in Erie, a move that allows the nonprofit health system to mirror the moves of larger hospital systems and compete...
View ArticleVertex gains nearly $4B in market cap on positive cystic fibrosis data
Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals surged Tuesday evening after the Boston drugmaker reported positive results from two closely watched trials of a combination treatment for cystic fibrosis, moving the...
View ArticleInvestMidwest: 7 KC-area companies make their pitch
In a quest for cash, seven high-growth, Kansas City-area companies made their pitches Wednesday to an audience of venture capitalists, investment bankers and corporate and private investors. Before the...
View ArticleBroad Street Angels choose medical device firm for first investment
Broad Street Angels, a new angel investing group, has finalized its first investment. The group, an affinity club of The Union League of Philadelphia, made what it is calling a “six-figure investment”...
View ArticleAnti-abortion activists face felony charges for illegal recordings involving...
The anti-abortion activist who created fake videos that led to death threats against a Folsom company’s employees was charged with 15 felonies. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the...
View ArticleAnother freestanding ER may be built in Winter Garden
A request to build a 12,000-square-foot, freestanding emergency department in Winter Garden was filed on March 29 with Orange County's development review committee . Haines City HMA llc, which is under...
View ArticleNavidea halved losses in 2016, projects positive cash flow in 2017
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. cut its losses in half in 2016 compared with the prior year. Revenue increased by 66 percent to a record $22 million but won't compare to this year's results because...
View ArticleOHSU doctor gets $2M grant to reduce low-value care
An Oregon Health & Science University doctor and researcher was awarded a $2 million grant to attack the problem of wasteful spending in the health care system. Dr. Vinay Prasad will use the...
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