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Big Slick fundraiser helps broaden Children's Mercy's reach [PHOTOS]
Hometown celebrities Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd, Eric Stonestreet and David Koechner lifted the spirits of patients and families at Children's Mercy as the Big Slick celebrity fundraiser kicked off Friday...
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Big Slick fundraiser gives young patients 'a sense of hope'
Regena Jacobs' young daughter gave Paul Rudd "the best hug of the day." Jacobs' daughter, a 13-year-old kidney transplant patient, has been traveling to Children's Mercy for treatment from Wichita...
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UNM Medical Group confirms its new CEO
Jill Klar, interim CEO and COO of the University of New Mexico Medical Group, is no longer temporary in her role. Medical Group spokesman Luke Frank confirmed the news to Albuquerque Business First...
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Raleigh's BDSI expands international distribution of Belbuca
Raleigh’s BioDelivery Sciences International (Nasdaq: BDSI) is continuing on its Belbuca run since reacquiring the pain management product from Endo Pharmaceuticals earlier this year. BDSI announced...
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Wilsonville psychiatric hospital applicant sues Oregon Health Authority
The group looking to build a 100-bed psychiatric hospital in Wilsonville has sued the Oregon Health Authority. Newco Oregon Inc. said the agency "has violated Oregon law and the agency’s own...
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Senate bill to repeal Obamacare could cost Arizona $7.1 billion
Senate bill to repeal Obamacare could cost Arizona $7.1 billion
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Minuteman eyes new status beyond health exchanges
Minuteman Health is looking to re-establish itself as a new kind of insurer come next year, shedding its much-maligned brand as a creation of Obamacare and, with it, the rules that govern to whom it...
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In internal memo, nurses union says strike should hurt Tufts Medical
Contract discussions between union nurses and Tufts Medical Center have grown contentious in recent days, with union leadership saying in an internal memo and in Facebook posts that they want to pick a...
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Opinion: AHCA is a bad deal for America
As a doctor, a business owner and someone who suffers from a pre-existing condition, the GOP’s health care plan would affect every aspect of my life. I work as a physician at a clinic that serves...
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How do we bend the cost curve as it relates to the cost of healthcare?
Healthcare has become a political football for many years now. Both sides of the debate have tossed around various plans and so-called solutions, and we as a nation have even enacted laws that promised...
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Is self-funding a viable option for your business’ health plan?
Despite the differences of opinion about healthcare legislation, everyone can agree that something must be done to curb the rising costs. With more than half of working Americans getting their...
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Cincinnati startup’s stock to trade publicly for first time
Cincinnati startup drug developer Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Inc. is making its stock available to the public for the first time.
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Seattle Children's ranks among the nation's best in these specialties
U.S. News evaluated the nation's top pediatric care centers across 10 specialties. See how Seattle Children's fared against the best children's hospitals in the U.S.
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UMC's replacement hospital got funding. Now what?
A long-held ambition to build a new hospital to replace the District-owned United Medical Center finally has $300 million in funding behind it. But it will still likely be quite a while before that...
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Feds can subpoena Oregon drug database without court order, appeals court rules
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency at least a partial win in a case involving Oregon’s prescription drug database, the Associated Press reported. The justices...
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Harborview says 'most vulnerable' patients would be hurt by GOP's Trumpcare bill
Washington state's largest provider of safety net health care expects an increase in expensive emergency room visits as patients lose access to affordable preventative care.
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MCW launches residency program in Menomonee Falls to address doctor shortage
To address a looming physician shortage, the Medical College of Wisconsin created a family medicine residence program at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.
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Durham's Hatteras Venture Partners leads $20M funding round
Durham’s Hatteras Venture Partners has led a $20 million funding round for Boston-based biomedical research company ORIG3N, Inc., whose CEO has ties to the Triangle area. In 2015, Hatteras co-led the...
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Alder’s flagship migraine drug trial posts strong results — and so does the...
Alder BioPharmaceuticals Inc. announced positive results from its late-stage migraine drug trial, keeping the company on track to potentially apply for Food and Drug Administration approval next year....
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Columbus health data analytics company doubles business in a year without...
A Columbus health IT company doubled its business in 2016 and projects continued growth this year, although an emphasis on efficiency means it’s not creating jobs as fast as once predicted.
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