San Francisco ranked in top of list for best cities for jobs
San Francisco is ranked second in the nation as the best city for jobs, a new study from salary data and recruiting website Glassdoor shows, and many of those occupations are in "bullet-proof" sectors...
View ArticleTheranos voids 2 years of blood test results
Theranos reportedly has voided two years of results made with its finger-prick blood test devices. The Wall Street Journal cited an unnamed source who said the Palo Alto company told the Centers for...
View ArticleTheranos corrects blood test results for past two years
Theranos Inc. said it has corrected tens of thousands of blood tests for the past two years, informing doctors and patients of errors. The company admitted the test corrections to the Centers for...
View ArticleOutdoor activities for improved health (including this underrated one)
Did you know that one of every three American children is overweight or obese? And that one out of three children gets the daily minimum amount of physical activity they should be getting? It’s no...
View ArticleUSTA names medical partners of new Lake Nona campus
Nemours Children's Health System and The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine will be the medical partners of U.S. Tennis Association's $100 million campus coming to Lake Nona....
View ArticleWNY physicians receive $1.1M in quality incentive payments
Thirty health care providers and groups have received incentive payments totaling $1.1 million from YourCare Health Plan for meeting quality targets. The payments come through YourCare’s Making Quality...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Medical Center names new CEO
University of Maryland Medical System has named as CEO of its flagship hospital the executive it called on to help turn around the struggling University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. Dr. Mohan...
View ArticlePortland ranks No. 69 for skin health in new index
Portland is in the middle of the pack on a new rankings list of Best Cities for Your Skin published today by WalletHub. Out of 150 cities, Portland ranks 69th overall, on the basis of 17 different...
View ArticleOregon picks partner to study single-payer health care, other system models
The Oregon Health Authority has selected RAND Corp. to conduct an independent study of different ways of configuring Oregon’s health care system, including a single-payer model. If negotiations are...
View ArticleMega-deals put Washington life science transactions on track to surpass last...
Life science transactions in Washington state are now on track to exceed last year’s, underscoring how a robust biotech and health care sector is contributing to the economies of both the Seattle...
View ArticleHow NM hospital is using smart devices to communicate data in real time
Access to real-time data is having a huge impact on health care, and one of Albuquerque’s biggest health systems is no exception. The stroke monitoring capabilities at Heart Hospital of New Mexico at...
View ArticleLocal dermatology network gets investment boost
One of the largest dermatology practice management organizations in the U.S. — one that owns seven metro-area offices — has received an investment injection, according to a release. Boston-based...
View ArticleBig win for Downtown: Major health care company to relocate headquarters there
A year after attracting Molina Healthcare, Downtown is gaining even more momentum with another major health care tenant relocating there. ABQ Health Partners will move its administrative and support...
View ArticleAthenahealth CFO to step down at the end of May
Watertown-based athenahealth has announced its chief financial officer Kristi Matus is leaving the company to pursue new challenges as of the end of this month. Current vice president and controller,...
View ArticleRegenerative health company SynGen raises additional $1.6 million in venture...
Sacramento-based biotech startup SynGen Inc. raised an additional $1.6 million in venture capital earlier this month, bringing its total capital raised to more than $11 million. The latest venture...
View ArticleWindsong affiliate adds two breast surgeons
Two breast surgeons are joining one of the region’s largest radiology providers through a new group practice. Dr. Katherine O’Donnell and Dr. Michael Peyser are now employees of Windsong Health Medical...
View ArticleSen. Murray pushes House to approve $1.1B for Zika funding
With mosquito season already starting in parts of the country, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray says emergency resources are critical for controlling mosquitos that carry the Zika virus, raising awareness,...
View ArticleDelta Dental hires chief dental officer
Delta Dental of Missouri named Dr. Ron Inge to the newly created post of chief dental officer and vice president of professional services. Inge, who will be based in St. Louis and report to President...
View ArticleCHS shareholders push back on executive paychecks
Shareholders of Franklin-based Community Health Systems aren't happy with the paychecks the hospital giant's leaders will bring home in 2016. At the company's annual meeting this week, 75 percent of...
View ArticleTutera Group will break ground on $65M senior housing facility
Tutera Group will break ground Wednesday on a $65 million continuum-of-care senior living community in the Northland area of Kansas City. Located at 9191 N. Ambassador Drive near Saint Luke's North...
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