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By the Numbers: Arizona ranks 29th healthiest in the nation
After several years of positive health gains nationwide, there are some concerning red flags about how healthy people in Arizona actually are, according to key findings in United Health Foundation’s...
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Health insurance outlook? Improving or negative, depending who you ask
Despite high losses, exits from health exchanges and the imminent threat of an Obamacare repeal, it’s not all bad news for the health insurance industry. A new report from S&P Global Ratings...
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2017 predictions: Physician, nursing shortage about to get worse, but ACA may...
Gazing into my 2017 crystal ball, I predict a talent shortage in the health industry that will span doctors, nurses and pharmacists, while Obamacare won’t get dumped. Health care talent shortages are...
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Demolition of Boston Children's garden has begun, but advocates haven't given up
The Prouty Garden might be gone at Boston Children’s Hospital, a 60-foot tree demolished and nearby shrubs pulled up, but opponents of the hospital's expansion project have not stopped fighting. The...
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EXCLUSIVE: Kaiser goes rent-to-own in Folsom for $51.5 million
Kaiser Permanente paid $51.5 million for a Folsom building where it’s had a long-term lease, according to public records. The building at 2155 Iron Point Road is 121,378 square feet and on a lot of...
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Washington state firm buys site for Brookfield memory care facility
A company from Washington state that develops and runs memory care facilities in 14 states bought a property in Brookfield where it plans a 66-bed facility. The development arm of JEA Senior Living,...
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BioLife Solutions inks third 10-year supply deal of the year
BioLife Solutions has inked an agreement to supply TissueGene with materials for transporting TissueGene's osteoarthritis knee injection therapy. It's the third 10-year supply deal since the beginning...
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Here are the Bay Area's IPO winners and losers for 2016
Not many Bay Area companies braved a turbulent year on Wall Street and went public in 2016, but those that did performed fairly well. There were only 12 major IPOs from the region in 2016, with six...
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The 7 hottest Bay Area digital health companies of 2016
The digital health industry has seen significant growth in the Bay Area and beyond. San Francisco continues to top the list for having the most digital health deals in the country. StartUp Health...
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Year in Review 2016: Hawaii's medical marijuana industry
This time last year, Hawaii’s medical marijuana industry looked ready to take off by the time the summer rolled around after the Legislature approved the Island’s first retail dispensary system and...
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Houston-based pharma company to merge with New York-based co.
A Houston-based pharmaceutical company is teaming up with a New York-based pharmaceutical company to market a new aspirin drug. Houston's PLx Pharma Inc. expects to merge with Dipexium Pharmaceuticals...
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Former German firm bringing more biotech business to San Antonio
San Antonio’s successful recruitment of Cytocentrics more than a year ago has led to another economic win that could further enhance the city’s role in the global bioscience arena. The company, which...
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The PBJ's 23 people to watch in 2017 (Photos)
Each year, the Business Journal assembles a list of Oregonians we feel will play a key role in molding the city's business landscape in the coming 12 months. Naturally, our list this year includes...
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Why this Houston health tech company opened a funding round to its employees
A Houston-based health tech company is following an increasingly common strategy in technology companies to make employees feel more invested in the success of the company. Houston-based 2nd.MD raised...
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Veran raises $31 million from East Coast private equity firm
Veran Medical Technologies, a medical device maker from Overland, has raised $31 million from investors led by Oxford Finance, a Washington, D.C.-area specialty finance firm that provides senior...
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Birmingham's top health care stories of 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, we look back to some of the year's biggest stories in Birmingham health care. - Medicaid funding. It's been a rollercoaster year for Alabama's Medicaid program. This spring,...
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Four patients die in Seattle Genetics cancer trial, stock plummets
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has suspended three Seattle Genetics drug trials after four patients died from liver damage. Seattle Genetics’ stock has fallen more than 15 percent and was...
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Legislature 2017: Drug prices promise prominent play
With five weeks to go before the start of the 2017 Legislative Session, a handful of health care bills is starting to take shape. Legislative concepts were introduced before the House and Senate...
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The five must-read People in Research profiles from 2016
Shortly after starting with the Puget Sound Business Journal in January, I began writing a regular feature in the print edition called People in Research. It is an (almost) weekly series highlighting...
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Mobile eye-care startup expands to Chicago to give eye exams at work
A Boston startup that delivers eye exams to office workers from its RV recently expanded to Chicago to help people get exams in as little as 15 minutes. 2020 On-site announced that it's bringing its...
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