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Join us at MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philadelphia, and hear from ALL healthcare innovation sectors.

ViroPharma isn’t looking, but sources say pharma companies are interested in bringing this orphan into their families

ViroPharma isn’t looking, but sources say pharma companies are interested in bringing this orphan into their families

June 17, 2013 11:29 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - ViroPharma Inc is attracting preliminary interest from several pharmaceutical companies about buying the orphan drugmaker, according to three people familiar with the matter.While ViroPharma is not ... Read more
Supreme Court: FTC can challenge deals that keep cheaper generic drugs off market

Supreme Court: FTC can challenge deals that keep cheaper generic drugs off market

June 17, 2013 11:26 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission can challenge deals that brand-name drug companies make with generic rivals to keep cheaper products ... Read more
Smart as a (Blue) Button: Program brings medical records to your smartphone

Smart as a (Blue) Button: Program brings medical records to your smartphone

June 17, 2013 11:05 am by | 0 Comments

It's one of those unhappy holiday surprises -- a visiting family member gets sick. That happened to Dr. Farzad Mostashari last Thanksgiving. "My dad comes downstairs and he has acute pain ... Read more
What makes a great startup incubator? Job and revenue creation? Smart mentors? Exits?

What makes a great startup incubator? Job and revenue creation? Smart mentors? Exits?

June 17, 2013 10:01 am by | 0 Comments

A successful university business incubator has lots of engaged mentors, is run like a startup and generates buzz and benefits for its local business community.Those are some of the high-level ... Read more
From fluid repellant scrubs to telemedicine for diabetics, angel investor group shares strategy

From fluid repellant scrubs to telemedicine for diabetics, angel investor group shares strategy

June 17, 2013 10:00 am by | 0 Comments

One of the toughest challenges for health care startups is to get an audience with health systems. They are short on time, and they tend to be pretty cautious about ... Read more
Four more deaths from MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

Four more deaths from MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

June 17, 2013 9:23 am by | 0 Comments

DUBAI (Reuters) - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday.The ... Read more
Germ-zapping Xenex robot helps hospitals prevent costly infections

Germ-zapping Xenex robot helps hospitals prevent costly infections

June 17, 2013 8:46 am by | 0 Comments

At 5 feet 2 inches tall, at best, "Albert" doesn't have a commanding presence. However, Riverside Regional Medical Center is counting on the tubular germ-zapping robot to eradicate hospital acquired ... Read more
J&J continues to build prostate cancer portfolio with $1B Aragon deal

J&J continues to build prostate cancer portfolio with $1B Aragon deal

June 17, 2013 8:16 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it would pay up to $1 billion for Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer, bolstering J&J's role in the field after ... Read more
Will employers dump full-time employees to hold down healthcare costs?

Will employers dump full-time employees to hold down healthcare costs?

June 17, 2013 4:00 am by | 0 Comments

President Obama's health care reform is prompting employers to hire more part-time and temporary workers to escape paying benefits under a mandate that goes into effect next year, amplifying a ... Read more
Crosser system shakes things up for patients with PAD, helps prevent amputations

Crosser system shakes things up for patients with PAD, helps prevent amputations

June 17, 2013 3:05 am by | 0 Comments

By his own acknowledgement, you don't want to get to the point where you have to see Dr. Joseph Quintana. Quintana, an interventional cardiologist with Cardiology Care Consultants, deals with ... Read more
Va. commission to review Medicaid reform plan, could authorize state expansion

Va. commission to review Medicaid reform plan, could authorize state expansion

June 17, 2013 2:41 am by | 0 Comments

The battle lines are drawn over a major overhaul of Virginia's Medicaid program that could lead to expanding coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Virginians.The Virginia Medicaid Innovation and ... Read more
Strong evidence that hospital CEOs’ bonuses are standing in the way of healthcare

Strong evidence that hospital CEOs’ bonuses are standing in the way of healthcare

June 17, 2013 12:01 am by | 0 Comments

Like hospital leaders everywhere, the people running Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., talk frequently about the need to control soaring medical costs. "We are working to reduce the overall ... Read more
Not all institutions include hospital CEO bonuses

Not all institutions include hospital CEO bonuses

June 16, 2013 11:56 pm by | 0 Comments

Should hospitals award CEOs bonuses for growth and profits or for quality and efficiency? That's the wrong question, some authorities believe. They think hospital bosses shouldn't get any bonus pay. ... Read more
Maybe hospital CEO pay should be as common knowledge as the Tupperware guy’s salary?

Maybe hospital CEO pay should be as common knowledge as the Tupperware guy’s salary?

June 16, 2013 11:55 pm by | 0 Comments

The business of Rick Goings, CEO of Orlando-based Tupperware Brands, is selling containers for leftover tuna salad. By law, his employment contract is posted online along with all the details ... Read more
Here’s an interactive chart of hospital CEO pay: From Kaiser Permanente to Cleveland Clinic

Here’s an interactive chart of hospital CEO pay: From Kaiser Permanente to Cleveland Clinic

June 16, 2013 11:50 pm by | 0 Comments

Kaiser Health News and ABC obtained compensation details for CEOs at dozens of top nonprofit and government-supported hospital systems. Source documents are available as downloadable .ZIP files by clicking hyperlinks ... Read more