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UW-Madison research could be hit hard by Trump cuts to NIH funding
Universities and regions once most known for their research muscle — like the University of Wisconsin-Madison — are now the biggest likely targets from a shrunken NIH budget under the Trump...
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Exclusive: Don't tell HCA CEO Milton Johnson that health care giants are timid
Health care moves slowly. When it comes to technology, it lags most other industries. Its legacy giants are unwilling to drive change that might shake up the way they're used to doing business. Milton...
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Overland Park infusion company continues growth streak
After rapidly expanding nationwide, Infusion Express plans to continue its rapid growth. The Overland Park company provides patients infusion services outside a hospital or clinic setting. More than...
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Aurora Health Care posts record revenue but operating income declines
Aurora Health Care’s operating income declined for the second consecutive year but remained a solid $373 million as revenue hit an all-time high. The main reason for operating income declining by 19...
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Technology platform expands bank's health care service line
Commerce Bank doesn’t just lend money. The organization wants to help entities collect it as well. That’s part of the thinking behind the creation of the organization’s RemitConnect technology...
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Zoom+ rolls out new logo after lawsuit settlement
Almost nine months after Zoom+ settled a trademark infringement lawsuit over its logo, the company’s clinics are bearing new signs. Instead of Zoom written on white letters on a blue cross, the word is...
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DOH approves inpatient addictions expansions at two hospitals
State officials have okayed expansions by two area hospitals for inpatient drug treatment programs. The approvals, issued over the past two weeks, provide additional chemical dependency rehabilitation...
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N.C. State spinout moving forward in precision medicine
Locus Biosciences – a precision medicine company spun out from N.C. State University– is moving toward human trials, according to CEO Paul Garofolo. The company was formed back in May 2015 and is using...
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Western State Hospital hires hundreds as deadline looms
As Western State Hospital faces the possibility of losing its federal certification, and with it millions in federal funding, officials are rushing to put the final touches on hospital improvements...
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Macon-Bibb County denies permit to medical waste facility
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission denied a building permit application for a medical waste facility. MedSafe LLC had filed a conditional-use application with the planning and...
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Maryland Black Caucus seeks special session to reform medical marijuana bill
Members of the Legislative Black Caucus are urging Maryland's top elected officials to call a special session of the General Assembly in order to pass legislation reforming the state's medical...
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Dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine to leave program
Edward Abraham, the dean of the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem since 2011, is leaving the school to join the University of Miami. Abraham will become to new dean of the university’s...
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Southeastern Pa. medical device company files for bankruptcy
Unilife Corp., a York, Pa.-based medical device company that has operations in King of Prussia, has filed for U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing in Delaware. The Chapter 11 filing lists company assets of...
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How a Maverick wants to track down, defeat tough-to-treat cancers (BioFlash...
There are a lot of “dirty” cancer targets — even if a drug reaches its destination and kills cancer cells, the side effects to nearby healthy tissue are so damaging that there’s little net gain for the...
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Walden gets an earful from vocal town hall crowd in The Dalles
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden faced a raucous crowd at a town hall meeting Wednesday in The Dalles, where health care reform continues to dominate constituents’ list of top concerns. Walden, who chairs one of...
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Lee Hood’s startup will help WSU's first med students apply personalized data...
Washington State University's first class of medical students will all try out Dr. Leroy Hood's scientific wellness program. Seattle-based scientific wellness startup Arivale and WSU inked a deal for...
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Mobile health clinic brings care to work
Preventive medicine — it is a broad term we use in the medical community to describe most of the care you receive that is not related to an existing injury or illness. From colonoscopies and mammograms...
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How safe is your local hospital? Here's how Colorado hospitals rate
Colorado hospitals once again scored in the middle of the pack nationally on safety grades in the latest semiannual report issued by a patient-safety advocacy group. Sixteen of the 43 health centers...
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Scenes from Greg Walden's contentious town hall meeting in The Dalles (Photos)
Amid a background of the most-combative political environment in generations, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden detailed several of his stances before a crowd in The Dalles that wasn't, in a bit of a reversal for...
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These Mass. life science firms are getting $19M in tax breaks to create jobs
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded a total of $19 million in tax breaks to 22 companies in exchange for their promise to create nearly 1,300 new jobs in the state this year. The...
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