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Topic: Philadelphia

Urgent-care centers drawing investor attention

Urgent-care centers drawing investor attention

April 26, 2013 4:38 am by | 0 Comments

Three private equity firms have contacted Children's Hospital of Philadelphia during the last six months about partnering to open urgent-care centers, Steven Altschuler, the hospital's chief executive, said Thursday.Urgent-care centers ... Read more
Shire settles with Actavis, Watson Pharma on ADHD drug

Shire settles with Actavis, Watson Pharma on ADHD drug

April 25, 2013 9:53 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Drugmaker Shire Plc said it settled all litigation with Actavis Inc and Watson Pharma, allowing the two companies to sell a generic version of Shire's drug, Intuniv, to ... Read more
Hormone research designed to help seniors gain weight to combat frailty

Hormone research designed to help seniors gain weight to combat frailty

April 23, 2013 4:28 am by | 0 Comments

It was 8 a.m., and 86-year-old Allan Ford had delayed his breakfast to help researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania figure out whether a hormone called ghrelin ... Read more
Connected home platform raises $3.8M to power your smart house

Connected home platform raises $3.8M to power your smart house

April 18, 2013 6:58 pm by | 0 Comments

Imagine coming back to a home powered by technology. You open the door lock. It can talk to your light switch and turn out the light. Next, it talks to ... Read more
Philadelphia hospital warns of possible infections

Philadelphia hospital warns of possible infections

April 16, 2013 4:18 am by | 0 Comments

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has notified 51 patients who underwent gastrointestinal procedures that a lapse in infection-control practices may have exposed them to dangerous blood-borne viruses, according to a hospital ... Read more
Three new devices – sealant, coils, one-way valve – may help emphysema patients

Three new devices – sealant, coils, one-way valve – may help emphysema patients

April 13, 2013 4:33 am by | 0 Comments

Three promising lung-shrinking techniques -- coils, one-way valves, and an injectable sealant -- are in or near clinical testing at Temple University and other U.S. medical centers. All three methods ... Read more
Vaccine delivery developer secures $3.5M biodefense grant to protect US troops

Vaccine delivery developer secures $3.5M biodefense grant to protect US troops

April 11, 2013 1:26 pm by | 0 Comments

As part of an effort to ensure that the military and public can get rapid access to vaccinations for multiple infections, Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSE MKT: INO) has received a $3.5 ... Read more
Standing desks aren’t the only eye-catchers at GSK’s new Philly digs

Standing desks aren’t the only eye-catchers at GSK’s new Philly digs

April 11, 2013 9:17 am by | 8 Comments

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) recently gave Philadelphia a formal introduction to its new offices at the Navy Yard — a place that was the first home of the country’s navy. Now, ... Read more
Diagnostic startup to get national spotlight in Discovery Channel series

Diagnostic startup to get national spotlight in Discovery Channel series

April 11, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

A life science program highlighting new medical innovations on the Discovery Channel will include a segment on Philadelphia area diagnostic startup CD Diagnostics.The Health Heroes episode scheduled to air April ... Read more
Teva is looking for a few good entrepreneurs for a global drug launch platform

Teva is looking for a few good entrepreneurs for a global drug launch platform

April 10, 2013 10:27 pm by | 0 Comments

Generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: TEVA) wants to develop a platform to launch drugs globally and it’s calling on entrepreneurs to design one as part of the first Philly ... Read more
AirStrip ONE wins it all!

AirStrip ONE wins it all!

April 9, 2013 8:03 am by | 3 Comments

In the past few weeks the road to the mobile health version of the NCAA basketball tourney has taken many twists and turns. It started as an exercise spurred by ... Read more
App that identifies recipes by vitamin content, gaming dishes by taste and health among codeathon winners

App that identifies recipes by vitamin content, gaming dishes by taste and health among codeathon winners

April 8, 2013 3:43 pm by | 0 Comments

What if you could find a recipe based on a vitamin or avoid ones that contained a particular ingredient? Or a website that could produce healthy substitutes for fattening food ... Read more
Final four of mobile health: Which devices will make it to the championship?

Final four of mobile health: Which devices will make it to the championship?

April 8, 2013 8:55 am by | 8 Comments

The struggle for mobile health dominance will be decided not just by the technological elegance of the four devices that we have set upon each other, but also by the ... Read more
Penn Health System says cardiologist Vidya Banka may have implanted unnecessary stents

Penn Health System says cardiologist Vidya Banka may have implanted unnecessary stents

April 4, 2013 4:17 am by | 0 Comments

The University of Pennsylvania Health System on Wednesday announced it had notified federal authorities, state regulators, and patients that a cardiologist may have performed unnecessary stent procedures at a system ... Read more
Improving outcomes, speeding up diagnoses among goals of Dreamit Venture’s first health IT accelerator

Improving outcomes, speeding up diagnoses among goals of Dreamit Venture’s first health IT accelerator

April 4, 2013 12:44 am by | 0 Comments

Philadelphia has reached a new milestone in the drive to build its startup healthcare ecosystem. DreamIt Health’s inaugural class includes 10 startups. The four-month program co-sponsored by Independence Blue Cross ... Read more