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Two healthcare innovators join “Super Mayor” and Zappos CEO on Dreamers & Doers list

Two healthcare innovators join “Super Mayor” and Zappos CEO on Dreamers & Doers list

April 29, 2013 12:31 pm by | 0 Comments

Government Technology issues its Top 25 list every year to recognize the “hardest-working and most innovative individuals in the public sector.” Two people working to improve public health and healthcare ... Read more
Wow of the Week: Louisville hospital preparing for Thunder babies

Wow of the Week: Louisville hospital preparing for Thunder babies

April 20, 2013 10:21 am by | 0 Comments

Apparently the “biggest fireworks show in North America” — in addition to drawing up to 800,000 people to downtown Louisville – has the power to induce labor.About a dozen years ... Read more
Flu season prolonged, some areas reporting heavy case load in Kentucky

Flu season prolonged, some areas reporting heavy case load in Kentucky

March 27, 2013 7:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Health officials say there is still time to get a flu shot as the flu season, which began early this year, lingers.Flu season typically peaks in mid-February, but people are ... Read more
Biomarker test could make screening for lung cancer cheap and easy

Biomarker test could make screening for lung cancer cheap and easy

February 27, 2013 4:19 pm by | 2 Comments

A straw, a bag and a microchip may be the future of lung cancer screening.A startup in Louisville, Kentucky, is working on a method that would make it easy enough ... Read more
2013 brings painful financial questions for small business owner calculating device tax

2013 brings painful financial questions for small business owner calculating device tax

January 14, 2013 8:07 am by | 0 Comments

Let’s say you make headlamps for surgeons. Some have high intensity lights, some have cameras, some even record in HD.You make some of the components and you buy some.How would ... Read more
Substance-abuse research to include students texting about impulsive behavior

Substance-abuse research to include students texting about impulsive behavior

January 1, 2013 9:28 am by | 0 Comments

University of Kentucky students will be using BlackBerrys to help researchers study the relationship between impulsivity and substance abuse.Tracking the level of impulsivity in select students, by having them respond ... Read more
Here’s the back story on why Humana lost a West Virginia health system

Here’s the back story on why Humana lost a West Virginia health system

October 26, 2012 1:35 am by | 0 Comments

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Negotiations between Humana and Charleston Area Medical Center broke down because the hospital wanted to be the only area hospital in the insurance company's network, Humana officials ... Read more
Humana acquires human resources company focused on employee incentives

Humana acquires human resources company focused on employee incentives

August 9, 2012 10:02 am by | 0 Comments

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today it has acquired Harris, Rothenberg International, Inc. (HRI), a provider of work/life services and employee assistance programs. Terms were not disclosed. HRI currently serves ... Read more
Biopharma led by transplant expert raising up to $3M for severe asthma/COPD treatment

Biopharma led by transplant expert raising up to $3M for severe asthma/COPD treatment

August 2, 2012 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments

A Kentucky pharmaceutical company that's developing a complement inhibitor to regulate the immune system and treat severe asthma and COPD is raising a third round. ... Read more
What filmmakers can teach entrepreneurs about pitching to VCs

What filmmakers can teach entrepreneurs about pitching to VCs

July 9, 2012 8:30 am by | 0 Comments

Hard to imagine creative types putting together a persuasive pitch to a bunch of business suits?Three moviemakers sold their current projects to the Venture Connectors in Louisville, Kentucky recently, and ... Read more
CIO: Culture is as important as EMR migration in hospital mergers

CIO: Culture is as important as EMR migration in hospital mergers

May 15, 2012 5:29 pm by | 1 Comments

If you are managing a merger, take a guess at how much time it will take to create a new culture. Then double it.Healthcare chief information officer Tom Wittman, a ... Read more
Spine fusion device startup eyes Cleveland move, more funding

Spine fusion device startup eyes Cleveland move, more funding

November 9, 2011 9:53 am by | 1 Comments

A Louisville company that’s developing a medical device to help surgeons monitor the progress of spinal fusion surgeries is eyeing a relocation to the Cleveland area.OrthoData is hoping to attract ... Read more
Wellness products seller Max-Wellness moves way beyond retail

Wellness products seller Max-Wellness moves way beyond retail

March 2, 2011 1:28 pm by | 0 Comments

Wellness products seller Max-Wellness unveiled several new initiatives aimed at reaching customers outside of its retail stores. Among those initiatives: a home-care "concierge" service for seniors, smaller "mini-Max" stores in ... Read more
$16.5M in drugs seized in raid; FDA says Deston sold unapproved products

$16.5M in drugs seized in raid; FDA says Deston sold unapproved products

February 17, 2011 11:10 am by | 1 Comments

U.S. Marshals have seized $16.5 million worth of Auralgan Otic Solution, an ear infection drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Deston Therapeutics has been marketing without approval. ... Read more
Medical device to monitor transplants may prevent rejection

Medical device to monitor transplants may prevent rejection

December 14, 2010 4:13 am by | 0 Comments

The transplant medical device relies on high frequency ultrasound that monitors blood flow and the cardiovascular system, which is the first place sign of rejection will appear. The transplant monitoring ... Read more