After 10 days of hostility, leaders of Zoom and Endeavour make peace
Despite recent acrimony, Zoom and its biggest investor say they're in it together for the long haul.
View ArticleKennedy hospitals get new name following merger
Kennedy Health’s South Jersey hospitals are getting new names following the health system's merger last month with Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health. The medical centers will now be...
View ArticleGreater Cincinnati health care firm settles billing dispute with Taft
HealthWarehouse.Com revealed today that the Northern Kentucky company will pay nearly $1 million to Taft Stettinius & Hollister to settle what had been disputed legal bills. The Cincinnati law firm...
View ArticleWistar scientist's Zika vaccine candidate passes first test in humans
Efforts to commercialize the vaccine are being led by a Montgomery County biopharmaceutical company.
View ArticleTwo new top execs replace Brenda Yee at Chinese Hospital
San Francisco's Chinese Hospital has named two executives to replace Brenda Yee, who departed abruptly earlier this week as CEO both of the hospital and its associated health plan. The two roles will...
View ArticleState readies campaign to warn 80,000 of health insurance spikes
The group overseeing the state’s online insurance market is preparing an aggressive outreach campaign to help up to 80,000 people who could see drastic increases to their insurance premiums.
View ArticleFormer UAB leader accepts new position with Guideway Care
The former head of UAB's Comprehensive Cancer Center has taken a new position with Guideway Care
View ArticleWill benefit managers jump in with Cigna's move to pull OxyContin?
If Cigna's foray into abuse-deterrent opioids is a success, other payors may follow suit. On Wednesday, Cigna Corp. (NYSE: CI) announced it would no longer cover OxyContin, the opioid painkiller...
View ArticleWhen cancer and career collide: How business professionals reconcile myriad...
When one of your workers is diagnosed with breast cancer, the diagnosis not only is an incredibly personal experience for the patient, it also becomes a sensitive issue for businesses.
View ArticleImpel NeuroPharma names CEO
Biotech veteran Jon Congleton joins Impel as the Seattle company moves into its new headquarters after a growth spurt.
View ArticleAtrius Health plans to emerge from the red by end of year
The state’s largest independent physician group is emerging from two years in the red, with Atrius Health executives saying the organization will end the year close to breakeven.
View ArticleHealth care advocates urge approval of tax referendum
Just a few hours before the deadline to turn in signatures to place a tax referendum on the ballot, health care advocates held a press conference to sound alarms about the consequences if it doesn’t...
View ArticleInnovator of the Month: Blaze Bioscience uses scorpion venom to light up...
The technology to help cancer surgeons is the brainchild of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Jim Olson and his colleagues at Seattle Children’s and the University of Washington.
View ArticleMercy Medical Group names new CEO
Dr. Alan Shatzel will succeed Dr. Gregory Cooper, who served as CEO of Mercy Medical Group for 15 years.
View ArticleHumana, Iora Health open two more practices
For the fourth year in a row, Humana and Iora Health have expanded their partnership. They are adding two more Iora Primary Care practices to Humana's Medicare Advantage Plan network in Arizona. Now...
View ArticleHawaii's largest hospital receives Level I Trauma Center verification
The Queen's Medical Center said Thursday it received the verification as the first and only Level I Trauma Center in Hawaii and the Pacific. The state's largest hospital received the designation form...
View ArticleCorporate Philanthropy: Sonora Quest Lab employees rack up 2,200 hours of...
Since 2003, Sonora Quest Laboratories has raised more than $1.3 million for JDRF.
View ArticleCorporate Philanthropy: Cigna employees make big impact on communities across...
Over the past year, Cigna employees in Arizona also have helped to raise funds for organizations like the March of Dimes and Saint Mary's Food Bank Alliance.
View ArticleUMC responds to nurses union's 'no-confidence' vote in its leadership
The D.C.-owned hospital said it takes patient care seriously and listed measures it's taken to improve conditions for nurses.
View ArticleBurlington biotech Flexion eyes expansion after FDA approves pain drug
The FDA on Friday approved a knee pain treatment developed by Flexion Therapeutics, paving the way for the 10-year-old Burlington company to add around 100 sales jobs and begin generating sales...
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