Form D Friday: Funds for the heart
Welcome to Form D Friday where we’ll take a look at local regulatory filings to see who’s raising capital for a new project, a new investment idea, or to simply expand their business. Form Ds don’t...
View ArticleWest Cancer to host first conference at Guest House at Graceland
After launching its oncology conference last year, West Cancer Center will host the new Guest House at Graceland's first conference. The West Cancer Center Oncology Conference, which will be held Nov....
View ArticleExclusive: Houston-based medical co. to relocate HQ to 'trendy, modern facility'
A Houston-based medical co. will relocate its Houston headquarters and more than triple its Bayou City footprint. Houston-based Sagis Diagnostics, a diagnostic pathology lab, will relocate its...
View ArticleThe busiest ERs in the metro area
Memphis hospitals are part of one of the city's most durable industries, and the size of the area's largest hospitals shows just how important they are to local employment. But, being the largest...
View ArticleHighmark CEO paid $3.7 million in 2015
Highmark Health Inc. president and CEO David Holmberg pulled in roughly $3.72 million in compensation in 2015, according to documents the company filed with the Internal Revenue Service on Friday....
View ArticleOHSU psychologist has advice for those saddened by Trump win
Esther Freeman, a clinical psychologist at Oregon Health & Science University, has been hearing from patients, colleagues and friends from all over the globe since Tuesday’s presidential election....
View ArticleSmall Business Innovation Awards 2016: Faces from the PBJ's program (Photos)
Portland's top small businesses have, in recent years, shown a rare combination of resilience and creativity. It's a necessary trait in an environment that's becoming ever cut-throat. As funding...
View ArticleSeattle Genetics moves up FDA timeline for cash cow drug Adcetris
Seattle Genetics will be ready to seek Food and Drug Administration approval for its most important and potentially most lucrative drug sooner than expected, its top executive said. Seattle Genetics...
View ArticleTransEnterix CEO on plans for alternate surgical robot
Research Triangle Park-based medical device company TransEnterix (NYSE MKT: TRXC) reported third quarter results earlier this week, highlighting revenue from the first sale of its recently acquired...
View ArticleLeeward Oahu vets now have access to more convenient health care
A new alliance involving the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System, TriWest Healthcare Alliance and the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center is aimed at making health care access...
View ArticleKC vascular surgery group finds ways to spare hospital visits
Kansas City patients seeking evaluation and treatment for vein and artery conditions will have a new option that doesn't require a hospital visit. The Midwest Aortic and Vascular Institute — Kansas...
View ArticleHumana hiring 100 at its Tempe operations
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is hiring more than 100 full-time jobs in its mail-order pharmacy service in Tempe. Humana Pharmacy needs more than 100 customer care specialists and pharmacy customer care...
View ArticleVentas deal to help Kindred Healthcare exit the skilled-nursing facility...
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has reached agreements with Ventas Inc. that will help Kindred with its plan to exit the skilled-nursing facility business. Louisville-based Kindred (NYSE: KND) announced those...
View ArticleAtlasMD seeks to capitalize on national attention
Dr. Josh Umbehr knows he has an ally in television host Sean Hannity. The Fox News host indirectly referenced Umbehr’s practice, AtlasMD, last week as part of a broadcast during which Dr. Ben Carson...
View ArticleTrump win a threat to Oregon's Medicaid, but there's a powerful option
President Trump threatens Oregon with destruction of its Medicaid program. But he has one powerful option to improve it. Oregon is uniquely threatened among states because Oregon’s Medicaid (the Oregon...
View ArticleHickenlooper considers change that would slow the growth of suburban hospitals
Gov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged Monday that he is considering pushing a proposal to create certificates of need for hospitals, a potentially seismic regulatory change that would slow the recent...
View ArticleNovan releases first earnings report as public company
Novan announced its first quarterly results as a public company Monday, reporting a net loss of approximately $17.5 million – or $5.76 per share, basic and diluted – in the third quarter of 2016. While...
View ArticleBiolife Solutions posts record Q3 revenue
BioLife Solutions posted record revenue for the third quarter. The fast-growing Bothell biotech reported revenue of $2.1 million in the third quarter, driven by sales of two high-demand products that...
View ArticleOpGen teams with Merck to fight superbugs
Gaitherburg-based OpGen Inc. has entered a new partnership with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. in a collaboration officials say will help more quickly combat so-called superbugs with rapid...
View ArticleHealth care REIT pays $30M for North Carolina building
An Arizona real estate investment trust that specializes in health care properties has acquired the seven-story Hock Plaza II office building across from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, as...
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