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Seattle biotech nabs $36 million to push migraine treatment to market
Impel NeuroPharma Inc. has closed $36 million in Series C funding from Bay Area investment companies venBIO, 5AM Ventures and Vivo Capital. Seattle-based Impel NeuroPharma, which develops device-drug...
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How a 'polite nag' is getting companies involved in education (Video)
Elizabeth Schar worked with the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to look at the effectiveness of anti-smoking campaigns. But, she said, she knew little about...
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SynGen raises $1 million with debt and equity financing in third financing...
Sacramento medical equipment company SynGen Inc. recently raised $1 million with debt and equity financing, according to documents filed Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Chuck...
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Zenefits CEO David Sacks leading search for replacement, company says, and...
The chief executive of San Francisco-based human resources software startup Zenefits is leading an effort to find a replacement — and may join Peter Thiel's transition team for president-elect Donald...
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Harmac: Taking care of valued employees
Ask John Somers “How’s business?” and you might not get the type of answer you expect. Revenue is certainly up at Harmac Medical Products Inc., a contract manufacturer on Buffalo’s East Side that...
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Roswell Park: Testing out a miracle vaccine
It’s not often you see the CEO of an $800 million hospital literally jumping for joy. But that’s what happened in October when Candace Johnson shared the news that Roswell Park Cancer Institute...
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Life Storage: Branding a path across the U.S.
Life Storage has been aggressively growing its self-storage empire for years now by taking advantage of the industry’s nationwide consolidation to increase its footprint across the country. Steady...
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Celgene buys part of Boston cancer drug firm
After paying $100 million in 2013 for the option to buy Boston-based Acetylon Pharmaceuticals and then passing on a deal this August, Celgene purchased part of the cancer drug developer on Friday for...
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Highest paid Phoenix doctors by pharma and medical device makers
Phoenix doctors received a total of $26.5 million in non-research payments from drug and device companies in 2015, according to data collected from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....
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The steps to reduce your risk of diabetes
Staying at a healthy weight, eating healthy and physical activity is often associated with a healthy lifestyle, but these are also recommendations to help ward off Type 2 diabetes. More than 29 million...
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Sen. Jeff Merkley on Republicans' efforts to repeal and delay
Sen. Jeff Merkley, the junior Democrat from Oregon, takes a dim view of his Republican colleagues' strategy to immediately repeal the Affordable Care Act — but delay the effective date. “The millions...
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St. Christopher's unveils revamped infusion therapy clinic
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children completed a $350,000 renovation project to provide new space for its oncology infusion therapy clinic. The work at the Philadelphia medical center began after...
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Here's how Oregon's Obamacare signups are going so far
President-elect Donald Trump’s eagerness to repeal Obamacare doesn’t seem to have dampened signups for next year’s coverage. In the first month of this year’s open enrollment, 40,290 Oregonians chose...
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Metabolon CEO on Essex Woodlands investment
Research Triangle Park-based Metabolon Inc. has raised an additional $15 million from health care-focused growth equity firm Essex Woodlands. Essex Woodlands previously invested $15 million in...
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Obamacare’s end may be $20 billion hit to California
Almost $20 billion in annual federal stimulus money to California could go on the chopping block when President-elect Donald Trump tries to make good on his promise to end Obamacare. Insurance coverage...
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Longtime head of Rose Community Foundation, Sheila Bugdanowitz, dies suddenly
NA funeral service honoring the life of Sheila Bugdanowitz, president and CEO of the Rose Community Foundation, will be held in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St....
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Controversy heats up over paid leave proposal hours before D.C. Council vote
A D.C. councilwoman is planning a major amendment to legislation that D.C. Council will consider Tuesday that could create some of the most generous paid leave rules in the country. D.C. Councilwoman...
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HonorHealth doles out $30.6M for new hospital site in Phoenix
HonorHealth recently closed on a $30.6 million deal for land in Phoenix that will be home to a new hospital, according to The Arizona Republic. Last week, the health care system closed on the purchase...
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10 health care-related executive orders that may be rescinded by a Trump...
During his administration, President Barack Obama regularly used executive orders to enact policy. President-elect Donald Trump has already pledged to "cancel every unconstitutional executive action,...
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Chicago startup Onvi says it has created the first smart video toothbrush
The Internet-of-Things is everywhere. Even in your toothbrush. Chicago startup Onvi has created what it calls the world's first video toothbrush, named Prophix, which uses a video camera paired with an...
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