Medical College of Wisconsin 'tops off' new $90M office building: Slideshow
With the exterior temperature hovering around zero Friday morning, probably the best news about the Medical College of Wisconsin “topping off” ceremony for its new professional office building was when...
View ArticleDucey urges Congress to replace Obamacare, not just repeal
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is urging U.S. congressional leaders to have a replacement ready for the Affordable Care Act before they repeal it. Ducey, in comments to Capitol Media Services and run in the...
View ArticleInnovator: NeuroEM, ASU share $225K grant
Phoenix-based NeuroEM Therapeutics Inc. and Arizona State University have received a $255,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to...
View ArticleCompany Nurse founder develops new software
On the 20th anniversary of founding Company Nurse LLC to provide medical triage for work injuries, Paul Binsfeld has unveiled a new software through another company he founded called Enspiri Solutions...
View ArticleVertex sales prediction for top-selling drug lower than hoped
In a highly anticipated announcement today in San Francisco, executives from Vertex Pharmaceuticals told investors they expect $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion in sales of the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi...
View ArticleCambridge's Merrimack to sell key drugs for $575M, slash headcount
Cambridge-based Merrimack Pharmaceuticals announced on Sunday that it is slashing its headcount and selling key assets to French pharma company Ipsen for $575 million as it refocuses on developing a...
View Article5 tips to keep your joints healthy
We’re all aware of the benefits of exercising — golfing, riding your bike or playing tennis. But research shows that most sports injuries involve our joints. Here are some things you can do to protect...
View ArticleHow to reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke
Despite advances in technology and research, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the American Heart Association. It’s the reason for about one...
View ArticleJamestown hospital pursues addiction treatment expansion
Citing an ongoing substance abuse problem, a second area hospital is asking the state to allow temporary drug addiction treatment beds to remain permanent. UPMC Chautauqua at WCA, a 317-bed hospital in...
View ArticleFDA approves Wayne firm's tamper-resistant opioid medicine
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted marketing clearance to Arymo ER, a tamper-resistant pain-relief medicine developed by Egalet Corp. Arymo ER, which contains morphine sulfate, was...
View ArticleCardinal Health to pay West Virginia $20M to settle opiates lawsuit
Cardinal Health Inc. will pay $20 million to settle a 2012 lawsuit brought by West Virginia's attorney general over accusations it did not control the supply of opiates that fed deadly drug abuse in...
View ArticleExclusive: Florida Hospital to close co-working space, create another
Florida Hospital will close a 6,000-square-foot co-working space that was in partnership with coffee shop Downtown Credo next month, but plans are already in the works to create a new industry-focused...
View ArticleCambridge’s most secretive biotech, Moderna, gives a rare glimpse of its...
One of the largest and most secretive biotech firms in Cambridge, Moderna Therapeutics, revealed for the first time today plans to develop vaccines for some of the most deadly strains of influenza, a...
View ArticleA sign of Cerner's new $4.5B campus comes into view [PHOTOS]
Cerner Corp. began the installation of its logo atop its new $4.5 billion Innovations Campus in south Kansas City. With each of its eight parts hoisted into place, the sign weighs more than 3,000 lbs....
View ArticleFive Kansas City nonprofits merge
Five Kansas City nonprofits and longtime collaborators merged to create one organization on Jan. 1: Gillis, Healthy Families, Marillac, Ozanam and Spofford. The five partnered to form Cornerstones of...
View ArticleChinese medical technology company chooses Sacramento for U.S. expansion
China-based medical technology company Top Grade Healthcare has chosen Sacramento for its expansion into the U.S. The company will lease space at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures, off...
View ArticleFormer nursing home operator sentenced to pay $167,650 to reimburse Medicare,...
A former nursing home operator was sentenced to pay $167,650 to reimburse Medicare and Ohio's Medicaid program and investigative costs on Monday – after the Newark man unsuccessfully sought to withdraw...
View ArticleBiden unwilling to postpone cancer battle 'we know we can win'
Outgoing Vice President Joe Biden urged drug companies — and the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump — to continue the fight against cancer, drawing attention to a new database that...
View Article10 Minutes With... Miguel Johns, KingFit Preventive Health and Performance
Three years ago, Miguel Johns got a glimpse of the life that entrepreneurship could mean for himself and his family. Dedicating himself to finding an idea that fit with his interests and learning all...
View ArticleAlabama firm acquires Milwaukee's Patient Care; will local jobs be lost?
A Birmingham, Ala.-based health care engagement company has acquired Milwaukee-based health care advocacy and transparency company Patient Care Inc. DirectPath has agreed to acquire Patient Care,...
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