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Gov. David Ige signs emergency proclamation on mosquito-borne illnesses
Hawaii Governor David Ige on Friday signed an emergency proclamation to mobilize efforts against mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue fever and the Zika virus. “There have been no locally acquired...
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Business highlights from week 2 in the Alabama Legislature
The Alabama Legislature met for two days this past week in Montgomery—the third and fourth days of the 30-day Regular Session. Tuesday was the first day that the House and Senate could pass their first...
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Big names help Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee kick off...
The Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee kicked off its 15th anniversary this week with a VIP event that featured Austin Ramirez, CEO of Husco International. Check out the attached slideshow to...
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Medicaid expansion covers more New Yorkers
The Medicaid program in Erie County, and throughout the nation, is experiencing change. The expansion of the federal program through a provision in the Affordable Care Act has made health care coverage...
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As Inovalon stock price dives, law firms start to circle
Since Inovalon Holdings Inc. held its initial public offering a year ago, raising $640 million, its stock price has plummeted nearly 50 percent. Not exactly great news for the Bowie company and its...
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Florida's prison health contract under scrutiny
Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones is under fire for signing a $268 million, no-bid contract for prison health services after one of the state's two vendors walked away from a five-year,...
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Florida surgeon general faces questions on children's health program
When Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong goes before a Senate committee Tuesday for a confirmation hearing, two members of the panel will be waiting with questions about thousands of sick kids who...
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Employers can expect health insurance premiums to rise 5% a year over the...
Premiums for employer-provided health insurance will increase around 5 percent a year over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. This year, the average premium for...
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RTP's Cloud Pharmaceuticals sets sights on $10M Series B
With money still coming in from individual investors, the CEO of Research Triangle Park-based Cloud Pharmaceuticals says he will launch a Series B round with a $10 million target. Though still small,...
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TBJ's 2016 Health Care Heroes Winners Revealed
Triangle Business Journal on Monday unveiled the 21 winners for its 2016 Health Care Heroes Awards. This year's finalists were chosen from a pool of nominees whose applications were submitted online...
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Preliminary injunction sought in medical marijuana battle
Three nurseries have asked a Leon County circuit judge for a preliminary injunction to block the Florida Department of Health from moving forward with efforts to grow and process limited types of...
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CHS shares plunge on fourth-quarter loss
As of midday Tuesday, shares of Community Health Systems were trading just under $14, giving the company a market capitalization of about $1.6 billion. Compare that to $64 shares and a market cap...
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UPMC Presbyterian cardiac surgery chief heads to WVU
UPMC Presbyterian's chief of cardiac surgery will head to West Virginia University to be executive chair of the Morgantown, W.Va.-based university system's Heart and Vascular Institute. A master...
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Baltimore health IT startup Protenus raises $4 million
Baltimore health IT startup Protenus has raised $4 million to expand marketing and sales of its electronic medical record security system. The Series A round was led by Arthur Ventures, with...
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A 3D printer for body tissue? Wake Forest Baptist scientists prove it's...
Scientists with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have proved the feasibility of using a custom 3D printer to create living tissue structures to help replace injured or diseased tissue in patients. A...
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Do workplace-wellness centers work? At Mayo, mixed results
How effective are on-site, employee-wellness centers at organizations in the business of keeping people well? A study published this month in the journal Nature aimed to find out by using Rochester,...
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Hillsborough county considers more money to fight Zika virus
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is voting Wednesday on whether to transfer $475,870 to the county's public works operating budget to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The...
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Actavis files patent claims against Raleigh's BioDelivery Sciences
Actavis Laboratories brought a challenge against Raleigh-based BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSI) in relation to patents surrounding Bunavail, a drug developed and marketed by...
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Tampa signs up 114,000 uninsured, ranks among top 20 in national challenge
Tampa has registered 113,821 residents for health insurance, nearly 37,000 more than the last round of open enrollment, the city said Tuesday. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services...
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Kaiser, Regence and UnitedHealthcare execs to share insights
Representatives of several major Oregon insurers and health systems will gather Wednesday afternoon to share their insights on the state of the industry. The Portland Association of Health Underwrites’...
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