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OHSU teams up with Seattle cancer research center
Oregon Health & Science University's Knight Cancer Institute has joined forces with Seattle-based Cancer Research and Biostatistics to advance clinical trials and translational research in cancer....
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SILICON VALLEY: Theranos founder faces 2-year ban
SILICON VALLEY — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly faces a two-year ban from the blood-testing business after federal regulators concluded her company failed to fix major problems at its...
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Major health system takes aim at landing a big designation
When Lovelace Health System started its “Care Concierge” program in 2014, no one suspected how successful it would be. The program was the result of a collaboration with the 377th Medical Group on...
View ArticleKala Pharmaceuticals to advance eyedrop treatment with $68M
Waltham-based Kala Pharmaceuticals has raised $68 million in new funding to progress work on a more effective eye treatment. The funding was led by Longitude Capital with participation from OrbiMed...
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PacMed expands in Pierce and Thurston counties — and it's not stopping there
Pacific Medical Centers is on an expansion path along the I-5 and I-405 corridors. The Seattle-based medical system, which affiliated with Providence Health and Services in 2014, opened a new location...
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Here’s where it’s OK to open medical marijuana biz in Casselberry
Medical marijuana businesses now may operate in the city of Casselberry. City commissioners on April 11 approved a measure that allows medical marijuana dispensaries and treatment centers to open in...
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Anthem subsidiary partners with St. Pete firm on genetics testing
Doctors and insurance companies will get insights on appropriate, safe and affordable genetic testing and counseling for patients under a partnership between AIM Specialty Health and InformedDNA. The...
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Hawaii delays decision on medical marijuana licenses
The Hawaii state Department of Health said Wednesday it is delaying its announcement of the state's first eight medical marijuana dispensary licensees by two weeks to allow all 66 applicants to submit...
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TGen researchers swing for grand slam with pancreatic cancer clinical trials
When Roger Magowitz's mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 15 years ago, doctors knew there wasn't much hope for survival. "You go to the doctor and they tell you to get your affairs in order,"...
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Georgia unemployment rises to 5.5 percent in March
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 5.5 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.4 percent in February, Georgia Department of Labor announced early Thursday. The rate...
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Medicaid cuts create big questions for providers
Health care providers around the state were left scratching their heads and scrambling after the Alabama Legislature’s decision to underfund the state’s Medicaid program. Lawmakers approved $700...
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Easing the wrath of CON: Health care providers find less red tape in Alabama
Five years ago, $657 million worth of health care projects in Jefferson County alone were caught up in Alabama’s Certificate of Need contested case purgatory. Transformational projects affecting...
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How Amy Allen and the Baptist Health Foundation are taking on Alabama's big gap
Six months have passed since the merger of Brookwood Medical Center and Baptist Health System, and in the time since the fundraising arm of BHS has been planning new initiatives to address Alabama’s...
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Health Systems
Rank Name/Prior rank/URL 2015 gross revenue Licensed beds Baltimore-area staff Top local executive 1 Johns Hopkins Health System, 1800 Orleans St., Baltimore, MD 21287, 410-955-5000,...
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Metlife buys Northyards office park for $63 million
MetLife Inc. continues the influx of institutional capital into more non-traditional Atlanta office properties. MetLife paid $63.4 million to buy Northyards Business Park, which consists of 17 acres of...
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Health Plans
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What trends are on the way for preventive care?
We asked some of the leaders of companies on our Health Plans List: What trends do you see for the future of preventive care and what will be covered by health plans? “BCBSNM understands that getting a...
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Scott signs key health bills, vetoes dental measure
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a series of health-care bills, including a measure that supporters say will help shield patients from getting hit with surprise tabs after going to hospital emergency...
View ArticleSynta's marriage with Pennsylvania drugmaker inspired spurred by actual marriage
The merger announced Thursday of a Lexington-based cancer biotech with a Pennsylvania-based firm specializing in liver disease may look like a long-distance relationship of, if not opposites, at least...
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Scott signs Citizens Property Insurance 'Takeout' bill
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed into law a toned-down version of a measure he vetoed last year dealing with efforts to reduce the number of policies in Citizens Property Insurance. The measure (HB...
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