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OHSU puts controversial gene editing technique to good use
Those who were lucky enough to get a coveted ticket for a lecture next week can learn all about a controversial technique that may give scientists the power to rewrite flawed genes. Jennifer Doudna,...
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Tickets still available to the PBJ's Corporate Philanthropy Awards
Seats for a beloved Portland Business Journal event remain available in the week leading up to it. The PBJ's Corporate Philanthropy Awards take place Oct. 14 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Portland....
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Fred Hutch, Virginia Mason picked for national consortium to fight deadliest...
Fred Hutch and Virginia Mason have been selected to participate in a national consortium organized by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to fight the deadliest type of cancer. The consortium – called...
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Area's biggest animal health company offloads portfolio to assuage antitrust...
An animal health subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) will pay $885 million for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.'s pet vaccines portfolio. Elanco U.S. Inc. will obtain the...
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U2 dynamic: Dreamforce concert raises $10 million for UCSF hospitals
U2 used its benefit concert at the Cow Palace on Wednesday night to knock Donald Trump, and to raise $10 million for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, a favored charity of Salesforce.com CEO Marc...
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Tampa jury convicts health care exec charged with ripping off Medicare
The owner of a home health service agency in Tampa was convicted by a federal jury for her role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Pilar Garcia Lorenzo was the...
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A healthy option will rise when iconic Der Rheinlander falls
The iconic Der Rheinlander restaurant, which is closing early next year, will be replaced by a new building that will house a multi-specialty health care center owned by The Portland Clinic. The clinic...
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Health and taxes: The good, the bad and M97
Tax reform measures can boost public health or damage it, depending on what form they take, two public health experts said today. Measure 97, the corporate tax measure on the Nov. 8 ballot, falls into...
View ArticleInvolta to build data center near Pittsburgh
Involta, an IT intelligence company based in Iowa, announced it plans to build a multitenant data center in the greater Pittsburgh area. The 39,570-square-foot facility, scheduled to be completed next...
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Aurora-ProHealth Care cancer combo fizzled
The blockbuster cancer-center partnership that included former fierce competitors Aurora Health Care and ProHealth Care ended months ago with no word from either organization. ProHealth Care had...
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VICIS, maker of the anti-concussion football helmet, snags $4 million from...
Seattle-based football helmet maker VICIS has raised $4 million in new funding that will be used to scale production of the company’s ZERO1 helmet early next year. Thirty-five individuals participated...
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EXCLUSIVE: Sutter cuts 154 jobs in reorganization of visiting nurse program
Sutter Care at Home is reorganizing its visiting nurses program, eliminating 154 jobs in Northern California. None of the cuts affect staff who perform patient care. The employees are being offered...
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EXCLUSIVE: Sutter cuts 154 jobs in reorganization of visiting nurse program
Sutter Care at Home is reorganizing its visiting nurses program, eliminating 154 jobs in Northern California. None of the cuts affect staff who perform patient care. The employees are being offered...
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From critical to cooperative, state group now supports Boston Children's $1B...
The state’s health care watchdog has become supportive of a planned $1 billion expansion to Boston Children’s Hospital, after saying it could raise health care spending and threaten competitors. Stuart...
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Study: Coca-Cola, Pepsi sponsor 96 national health, medical groups
The Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo sponsor 96 national health and medical groups, according to a new study by Boston University researchers. "The report lands as the sugar industry’s supersized role in...
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Major Theranos investor sues, accusing it of 'series of lies'
A San Francisco hedge fund has reportedly sued Theranos, accusing it of lying to get a $100 million investment. The Wall Street Journal cited a fund document and unnamed sources who said that Partner...
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Baylor Scott & White lands new CEO from New Mexico
James Hinton has been appointed president and CEO of Baylor Scott & White Health following a national search. Hinton, who has more than two decades of CEO experience, will take the helm of Texas'...
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Andrew Applegate named president, CEO of Arbor Acres
Andrew Applegate has been named president and CEO of Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. Applegate most recently served as the vice president and executive director of...
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Washington life science transactions dry up in Q3 after $2 billion boom
Life science transactions in Washington state have slowed following a strong first half with deals worth more than $2 billion. About $86 million in biotechnology and health care investments occurred...
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Kaiser Permanente members who get fit will get rewarded
The Kaiser Permanente Fit Rewards program is offering Kaiser Permanente members a chance to earn a free gym membership in 2017. The program creates a financial incentive for members to meet their...
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