Pr. George's hospital nears groundbreaking on new tower after landing millions from state
Its parent company is seeking $100 million in state funding to help pay for the $170 million expansion. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
High-demand SA hospital makes CEO change amid expansion
The incoming chief executive oversaw a major expansion of a sister campus before making the move. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: W. Scott Bailey Source Type: news
Silver Lake Psychology Provides Mental Health Care Access in Silicon Valley
Silver Lake Psychology's presence in Silicon Valley marks a significant step towards addressing the pressing issue of accessibility in mental health care. According to Silver Lake Psychology CEO, Dr. Brandy Engler "Most mental health providers are full and have long wait lists. Our goal... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Abridge AI reaches agreement with MemorialCare
Involves physicians' clinical documentation at health and hospital system in Southern California. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Inovio set to raise $36M following 'strategic refocus'
Inovio remains on track to seek approval for its lead drug candidate during the second half of this year. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
OHSU board agenda focuses on bed shortage, silent on Legacy merger
As Emergency Room admissions have risen, space at OHSU for elective surgeries and transfers has diminished. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
UnitedHealth takes $872 million hit from cyberattack, posts first-quarter loss
The health insurance giant's first-quarter earnings announcement was the first time the company had discussed the financial impact of a cyberattack that resulted in a nationwide snarl for health payments. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mark Reilly Source Type: news
LunaJoy Health Launches 'LunaCare' for Women's Mental Health, Secures Funding to Fuel Expansion
The company has closed $6.6M to date, with backing from a consortium of investors ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In order to expand the company's capabilities and close disparities in maternal health care, LunaJoy Health has announced the launch of its novel... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: WOM PDT Source Type: news
Duty of candour review
Department of Health and Social Care - This call for evidence forms part of a review by the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the operation (including compliance and enforcement) of the statutory duty of candour ( ‘the duty’) for health and social care providers in England. The call for evidence will be particularly relevant to those who are, or have been, engaged in the duty: patients and service users; families and caregivers; registered providers; health and care professionals; registered managers (kno wn as ‘registered persons’); and health and social care regulators. This call for evidence...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - April 16, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: news
The U.K. to Vote on World ’s Only Generational Smoking Ban
The U.K. House of Commons will vote Tuesday on the “Tobacco and Vapes Bill” that would make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or beyond to buy tobacco and add restrictions to vaping. Its passage would amount to an effective lifetime ban on smoking for those under the age of 15.
The bill was backed by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has referred to tobacco as “the single biggest entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability, and death.”
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While the bill has support from lawmakers from both the opposition Labour and ruling Conserv...
Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon Tags: Uncategorized News News Desk Source Type: news
The U.K. Advances Bill that Would Create World ’s Only Generational Smoking Ban
The U.K. House of Commons voted Tuesday to advance the “Tobacco and Vapes Bill” that would make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or beyond to buy tobacco and add restrictions to vaping. Legislators voted in favor of the bill in a 383- to-67 vote.
The bill would amount to an effective lifetime ban on smoking for those under the age of 15 and has now moved forward from its second reading to the committee stage.
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“This isn’t about freedom to choose, it’s about freedom [from] addiction,” said Minister Andrea Leadsom during the ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon and Solcyré Burga Tags: Uncategorized News News Desk Source Type: news
Raleigh Radiology beats Duke Health for new MRI scanner in Wake County
A radiology practice will get a new MRI scanner for its Knightdale center — no easy task given how the state regulates medical facilities. It means millions in additional revenue. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news
Envision Healthcare names CEO
Envision Healthcare employs clinicians that provide emergency care, hospitalist medicine, anesthesiology, radiology and neonatology services. Here's who will be leading the company. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Meg Wrather Source Type: news
Maury Regional Health CEO opposes HCA's Spring Hill hospital plans
HCA Healthcare's TriStar Division's new hospital plans are not going unopposed. Here's who has spoken out against the proposed $250 million hospital and why. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nikki Ross Source Type: news
Q & A: Alisha Hutchens, Novant Health, Outstanding Women in Business 2024
This 2024 Triad Business Journal Outstanding Women In Business honoree lives and breathes the vital supply chain of health care at Novant Health. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carl Wilson Source Type: news
