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San Antonio institutions to get millions to help address doc crisis
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded nearly $9 million to a handful of San Antonio institutions individually or as part of a collaborative group. The funds are a share of the more...
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Merkley takes a stand against medical debt
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley today unveiled legislation that would ensure consumers’ credit scores aren’t permanently hurt by unpaid medical bills. Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, said his Medical Debt Relief...
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UW, Hutch, Cancer Care Alliance and Juno join forces on major clinical trials...
Some of the biggest names in Seattle cancer treatment are joining forces to create a new space for clinical trials in immuno-oncology, a promising form of cancer treatment. UW Medicine, the Fred...
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PODCAST: Inside Central Ohio business this week
New initiatives to help struggling neighborhoods and low-income entrepreneurs that were unveiled by new Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther this week anchor our latest podcast. In the latest edition of The...
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Private ambulance service backed by "Wonder Woman of Wall Street" files...
The bankruptcy of Brooklyn ambulance company TransCare could result in the loss of 1,200 jobs. The privately-owned company, which operates 27 ambulances, is controlled by funds affiliated with " Wonder...
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Methodist CEO Shorb sets retirement date
A little more than nine months after Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced Michael Ugwueke would replace Gary Shorb as CEO when he retired, Shorb has set a date for that to happen. Shorb has...
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Memphis VA removes executive director
The Memphis VA Medical Center will have a new director effective Feb. 29. William Mills has been named acting director of the facility, replacing Diane Knight, who arrived in Memphis in 2013. Knight...
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Police sorting through multiple fatalities at Hesston Excel shooting
At least two people have been killed and several others injured in a late afternoon shooting at Hesston's Excel Industries. It's an incident involving three crime scenes - two shootings just outside...
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Denise Gonick, Bill Lia Jr. on what is disrupting their industries (Video)
At the Albany Business Review's Disrupters event today, we asked Denise Gonick and Bill Lia Jr. what is disrupting their industries. Gonick, president and CEO of MVP Health Care, said there are changes...
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Vancouver biotech CytoDyn raises $33M as Charlie Sheen seeks HIV trial
CytoDyn, which recently found itself in the national spotlight when actor Charlie Sheen expressed interest in the HIV drug the Vancouver-based developing, raised $33 million. The equity raise, and...
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MannKind founder Alfred E. Mann dies at 90
Alfred E. Mann, a pioneer in the biopharmaceutical industry and founder of MannKind Corp., has died at the age of 90. Mann had recently resigned as chairman of Valencia-based MannKind(Nasdaq: MNKD),...
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Stable housing is a great Rx for better health, Portland study finds
Pairing access to affordable housing with health care services leads to a significant reduction in Medicaid expenditures, a comprehensive new Portland study found. Total Medicaid expenditures fell by...
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Some video games can boost brain power, doc says
Video games have received a bad rap for their effects on a person’s cognitive functioning, waistline, attention span and tendencies to violence. But the right kinds of games can actually have a...
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Exclusive: 23andMe 'spit kits' may head to the shelves of this huge retail chain
Genetic information company 23andMe Inc.'s "spit kits" will be available at Walgreens stores, a company leader said Friday. But the company officially said no deal is imminent. The deal, if it actually...
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VCs start to wonder if unicorn boards are up to the task
With unicorns and would-be unicorns like Zenefits and Practice Fusion laying off lots of workers and facing severe growing pains, some in the VC community are wondering if startup boards are up to the...
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Exclusive: 23andMe 'spit kits' may head to the shelves of this huge retail chain
Genetic information company 23andMe Inc.'s "spit kits" will be available at Walgreens stores, a company leader said Friday. But the company officially said no deal is imminent. The deal, if it actually...
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UNC School of Medicine to open Wilmington campus
The UNC School of Medicine will open a Wilmington campus at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Up to 24 advanced medical students will study all types of specialties and subspecialties at the...
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Patti Payne's Cool Pads: Author, health entrepreneur Trevor Blake to sell his...
Trevor Blake and his wife of 32 years, Lynn , are selling their equestrian estate in Redmond. Called “Estate at the Woodlands,” this country manse sits on 3.8 acres and just hit the market for $3.25...
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Eastern Niagara Hospital adding residency program
Eastern Niagara Hospital will become the region’s third hospital to establish a family medicine residency program in affiliation with a medical college in Erie, Pa. The hospital was approved by the...
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Launch pad: Scenes from ground zero of a biotech startup in setup mode
John Round was having a bad day on the phone with the cable company. On top of that, he’d scheduled a slew of hiring interviews throughout the day, and kept getting called away in the middle of them to...
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