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Molina Healthcare plans Milwaukee layoffs
Health insurer Molina Healthcare Inc., which is cutting its workforce companywide, will eliminate 53 positions at Molina’s northwest side Milwaukee office.
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Gilead lands approval of last-hope cancer drug after $12 billion Kite buyout
Gilead Sciences Inc. expected a quick payoff from its $12 billion acquisition of Kite Pharma Inc., and it got it Wednesday with regulatory approval of a cutting-edge blood cancer-fighting drug that...
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FDA approves second gene-altering treatment for cancer
The new therapy, Yescarta, is made by Kite Pharma. Companies have been racing to develop new forms of immunotherapy.
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Jerry Gibson, Karen Chang to serve on volunteer Honolulu Police Commission
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has nominated Jerry Gibson and Karen Chang to serve on the volunteer Honolulu Police Commission, pending confirmation by the Honolulu City Council. “I’m deeply grateful to...
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Providence plans cuts in Everett after LabCorp's purchase of PAML
A notice filed with the Employment Security Department last week indicated that 62 employees would be laid off, but a spokeswoman said the impact is not that large.
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OHSU's Robertson on coming to grips with his diagnosis
After learning that he has multiple sclerosis, Dr. Joe Robertson was in denial. Then he realized there was no other decision he could make.
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2017 Fast 50 No. 49: Prime Therapeutics
The largest company on The List by revenue, Prime Therapeutics is a pharmacy benefits manager with 2016 revenue of $4.73 billion that posted a growth rate of 36 percent. Prime Therapeutics President...
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2017 Fast 50 No. 46: Lifesprk
Senior care company Lifesprk reported a growth rate of nearly 45 percent since 2014. It had 2016 revenue of more than $18.2 million and moved up the Fast 50 List one spot from last year. CEO and...
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Feds greenlight Oregon's plan to stabilize individual insurance market
The federal government on Thursday approved Oregon’s plan to stabilize health insurance rates for people who buy their own insurance — a market that has been battered by rate hikes and insurer...
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AliveCor's CEO came out of retirement to make a difference
Vic Gundotra, CEO of AliveCor, had retired after working as an engineer for Microsoft and Google but came out of retirement to join AliveCor. His hobbies include photography and bonsai trees.
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2017 Fast 50 No. 25: Hydra-Flex Inc.
Hydra-Flex Inc. has been on the Fast 50 List three times — twice in the No. 25 spot. It makes fluid-handling equipment and posted a growth rate of more than 77 percent from 2014 to 2016, with revenue...
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2017 Fast 50 No. 5: NovuHealth
NovuHealth creates health care loyalty programs and lands on the 2017 Fast 50 List at No. 5. It had more than $24.7 million in revenue last year, marking a 244.54 percent increase from 2014. CEO and...
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2017 Fast 50 No. 2: Inspire Medical Systems Inc.
Inspire Medical Systems Inc. debuts on the Fast 50 List at No. 2 with a revenue growth rate of nearly 330 percent from 2014 to 2016. Last year, the med-tech company's revenue topped $16.4 million. We...
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How Trump's health care order could affect Alabama
A look at how President Trump's executive order on health care could affect Alabama's insurance and health scenes.
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Athenahealth cuts 9 percent of jobs companywide, affecting Austin and other...
Athenahealth Inc. CEO Jonathan Bush told investors Friday morning that the involvement of an activist investor over the past few months has helped steer it in a new direction — which included its...
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Drew Mason: The new chief at Grandview
Inside Drew Mason's vision for one of Birmingham's largest hospitals
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How Glenn Close, Billy Crystal and a S.F. nonprofit are conquering a 'last...
“Dear teacher — the worst scars are the ones you can’t see. Depression is an illness. Anxiety is an illness. Anorexia is an illness. Bulimia is an illness. … Please stop telling me that I am healthy...
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Hawaii pharma company enters exclusive agreement with GNC to sell dietary...
Honolulu-based pharmaceutical company Cardax Inc. (OTCQB:CDXI) on Friday said it entered into a mutual exclusivity agreement with General Nutrition Corp. (NYSE: GNC) for its dietary supplement...
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'New approach to care' helps this Fast Private honoree rise to top tier
NuevaCare, a San Mateo startup, ranks No. 4 on Silicon Valley Business Journal's Fast Private list for 2017.
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Life Science Washington spins out commercialization arm as state support wanes
“We’re not looking to government help anymore," the industry trade group's chairman said.
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